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edmontonjournal.com
; N8 t R) S3 f& G" L% N! | B* S. mPublished: Thursday, April 12, 20079 w" j3 a. c* X
. S5 w1 B* p. z( G3 N4 A& PEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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2 j8 O( {" [$ x* }8 L“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. a0 Y* J* R9 K: G5 k
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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! `: g" U0 X" h2 \$ n, IThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.1 l+ }+ A1 \: o3 m) a
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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.$ S# @ y9 w& m2 f" s
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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