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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007- v( B2 J4 ^. v9 Z8 p3 f
0 I2 W- U6 W$ E! `- {0 M1 nEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.: p) h: ~; `4 o) k
! ?/ F0 J9 e3 m( W& b! ?$ }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.7 J+ B+ a3 |% n4 G4 m* [: g
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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.
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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" e, v3 B! C5 sSouthgate, 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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5 @) t1 \1 K( Z3 L% H( AAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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