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edmontonjournal.com
. E4 G0 h' |* r* B; ^) Z( _3 i6 | GPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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5 }2 H' Y: _0 r0 R: ?, ^" |% j0 JEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.9 K" k3 b% T$ u4 ?7 o+ ]
0 H Q! X. ^" C0 K4 r1 OThe 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.+ y1 v1 v1 f$ T* x: B* U
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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.. j1 e# d: k! ]) K
3 s! |7 U1 F: [0 ~: o$ }1 kThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.9 y" j k" E1 o5 f- k+ K' x
1 p# D d2 I; RSouthgate, 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.& y/ E& D( b; }8 _* c' s
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0 {. a. o' t7 K& e* FAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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