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edmontonjournal.com
5 w3 E: w6 e# c" G; U* K5 iPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007! v W0 q$ J! o+ d
" k, M! M5 {; t6 X1 g2 y- CEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.9 [# Z2 K1 T, i6 w: R7 o+ x
$ ?; c0 V; Z' A( ^. H6 `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., G. Z; c5 |) I0 Z6 H! q
3 ^* I7 |( |3 W; A b: W& u; _9 R“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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! i, H) x/ D! x( zIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers." l. C' ?# o: \4 C4 ]( D) G
7 {2 A2 g, x- ^5 XThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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: ]0 Y5 I- Y' i% G5 FSouthgate, 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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+ ]2 L4 f+ V% |5 E' kAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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