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edmontonjournal.com
2 o7 k& K/ X! w- W6 @6 {# D1 G5 XPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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) l9 n* u5 D+ A# t# C {9 x1 TEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.6 a$ B/ g4 O- L4 W. n1 A D
, i8 |. g4 @" U3 I% H+ M( |. z" W( B" XThe 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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" f J# T5 }% v8 z“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.8 q7 L7 s, O0 U, q
, U6 _) H( ~) i0 F8 M9 a* }/ VThe 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.
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. l* g& v# b6 n9 ?- ]9 QAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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