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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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" ]7 K0 Q% z3 r; n6 o2 W+ qEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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K6 G$ E" C0 ^0 E8 a0 O* SThe 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.- I) i. u0 S# U# T5 U. {# g
0 `; Y- }2 L" R9 t& m/ O“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.
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.( J+ O. D) T6 ?+ s
$ L+ }, }& k) e( jThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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+ N0 A$ C6 q* V# ]3 bSouthgate, 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.. f) j! I- d6 ]5 g
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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