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Published: Thursday, April 12, 20079 n3 n) D6 X) K9 m1 ~7 [7 M
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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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& G: |; M8 m, L# Q! `: c( ?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.6 _# v5 L7 X2 j7 r
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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.! R. t2 F. u% {2 H! ~: Z1 X! y
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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The 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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