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edmontonjournal.com
8 Q1 Z" Q! V9 [0 H/ M# @' n' \Published: Thursday, April 12, 20076 C3 P- u% j4 B) C `' i
4 a5 M( u6 n2 H( ?# CEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.! o7 l* k% c# k6 F7 T: `
- f; Q. M2 n: E. V$ K7 PThe 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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“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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8 ~0 H; G% [4 D/ D& n: d, y mIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.. X$ B) ?3 p- H9 P0 L- D. q. m
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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3 K5 Y# d& k2 d9 `/ |* D: J! ESouthgate, 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.6 N$ {5 W. o- {9 |& j9 @, \: j
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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