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edmontonjournal.com
( d, u/ V; s6 vPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007) \9 B; a, d: n. E; o- r% }
- p8 f( P: F; m( BEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.( l/ j$ C! ]1 }# @+ h* e
/ ?! q, v' t3 z# V, y* AThe 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." }( c) R$ \5 W2 \: a* ?
9 j- @! F8 o, v2 L8 P3 K! ^“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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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.* E5 i: O$ ?# N# M6 k2 Z. f
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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