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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007; u9 _8 a* o& d! q8 B* }8 j9 ]
. @% _1 F% P' BEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants." Z' l$ K7 \+ L/ T* P- m& V" b/ E/ l
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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.- P0 P7 L; P! I+ Q% P- ?- w; t, P5 }
2 {6 X2 F ?1 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. S! e. g. U) m
2 R) v3 M$ M1 g U8 a& UIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.0 E8 ~. A$ Z% U+ j+ L
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.0 ]; C3 r/ F: k
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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.
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9 [* x3 ^# B* ]5 d( _. S0 AAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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