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Published: Thursday, April 12, 20072 |! A* [! g- E+ h' n
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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: S, r. b. Y& i+ A- Y6 h" O- U8 ~! Z0 ]The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.* _- s$ J2 C) x$ ~
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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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# F- W- c$ h9 gIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.7 [+ H. Z% m# U
: D* }4 X0 T9 c7 lThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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7 }4 e3 f: Z' u9 `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.( B, a' L; P: m! }1 {+ }& H
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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