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edmontonjournal.com
7 a; h y( V" T( Y" R2 ?2 BPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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' r9 x& D) ^0 J, I/ ]6 n6 }EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.) s' q8 }7 }0 K$ d( R X' X* c
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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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“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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. N6 ~7 |, F$ Q6 N' p {3 V+ _" ]( qIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.% A8 o; j2 w% ]1 E7 s
8 z$ S6 j: q0 c& D) Q+ X9 g0 FThe 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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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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