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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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0 N6 } y2 r; k5 P! V3 A) ZEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.$ Z: ^6 Q/ j. F3 E S0 n' `
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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.# M" p# Q! k/ c
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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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+ U- V2 T+ z/ l9 C9 zIt 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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3 M! ^; K; _: ?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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