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edmontonjournal.com
+ S7 t' r0 [8 c6 S. U* q) F# I! ]Published: Thursday, April 12, 20075 l: O1 [5 Q* {) M/ ^4 s/ L
0 |/ E+ n9 d1 C% f- |& K" {. A1 xEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants." u$ h2 R: C3 ?0 v% ~4 S
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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.
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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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% v# n4 s: f; h8 K9 \" l7 c' m* LIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.2 y* S+ l, m C( P" K# F
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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8 z! W6 m. O) d ISouthgate, 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.6 n9 A' Z/ x4 R7 [5 ], R! F
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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