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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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8 O! w2 H; d, `6 A3 j! h: D: |EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.! h! d+ n' Q' k2 B$ a0 \
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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.: K0 s1 T+ I4 i- I9 p8 l
4 ]1 [3 c! P- O/ v“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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( U$ v: K9 G ]' n9 ~' e( }8 eSouthgate, 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.# n2 A2 M& _* ]9 x6 `8 h7 w5 {
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1 e) i3 d* Q% Q* g% cAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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