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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007 r" d! Z& t! `! U Q
! w T5 i B! F' b+ dEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.$ q; L5 J# _# N
8 k9 [: l- H9 m0 |“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.. M8 T' y; D! k4 V: m
1 Y5 ^$ T; R8 N3 H: W" a; IThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs. M" }$ P* A# R8 ]7 P$ x* q$ f( u6 i
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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.* L5 G4 P% N5 R6 s
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0 M7 a& P+ T' q+ ~An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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