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edmontonjournal.com
/ u/ J% K* ~6 q; ?7 x9 K5 [Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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+ z# q( \! z+ g. B4 M( P: g+ uEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants./ x1 ]0 P( r& q. t* p- R1 Z
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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.; O" N! x% q |. `! Q
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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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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers." V* x# Q1 ]& p! s; |9 H' q- n* J
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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. t3 H0 ?6 }0 M' K; B- {/ lSouthgate, 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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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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