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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.4 A, Y' o5 y" R
, R! J5 ?2 _5 ~$ IThe 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.7 M& u" \- x/ {4 v' U1 y& w, h
/ {0 H! @* M0 n) u“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.
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" |6 g: J/ V3 d0 pThe 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./ _. o* }3 L S4 v" i6 C
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3 _! p$ Q: l! Q6 O! K2 D0 O( C; rAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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