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edmontonjournal.com
6 L4 l w+ o3 m( K9 XPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.) [7 g' P- ^( M1 O% N
$ o' m4 W& X6 C- Z: c. ]The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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) o. ?3 |! a) F“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.7 k3 k' g5 L t) i# G/ C
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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3 ]6 _% v& y, Q b7 B( ZThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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Southgate, a 36-year-old mall located south and west of 51st Avenue and 111th Street, now has 130 stores and services. It is owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge, based in Montreal.$ H8 l/ F% q" U7 ^* I
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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