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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.- w& t5 Y" d6 m" k1 m1 {! m
% P" I7 d8 o: C! i# E6 AThe two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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5 \! P; W! A5 T5 R9 W; X# O“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.- |: ? ~% H# ?5 j3 R1 n& x
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.5 H& s* A$ V; J* B$ U& D" a
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.# Q; c+ D) i0 X
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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.! A, L# B6 f5 O& N
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* N; V) o5 D' E$ U8 iAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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