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edmontonjournal.com
: t2 v& x) ^5 P( W- vPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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& Q0 F0 D6 g* j/ P4 x7 n* sEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.. u% Q3 j z* | _
2 f7 E! i) o1 Z; lThe two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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2 M" `5 y: t+ c“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.1 f z" I1 D8 e' z: \, {7 d( z
3 S3 H) ^# ~6 v/ mThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.. X7 p2 D. t' v" z- L% V
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Southgate, a 36-year-old mall located south and west of 51st Avenue and 111th Street, now has 130 stores and services. It is owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge, based in Montreal.! @* R8 M: N8 y$ G/ v
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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