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edmontonjournal.com
3 t f# E2 I0 ?+ U* V, HPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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1 v1 N, e# ~6 g: tEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.& n5 |, J9 r5 p7 L+ p
; _1 i5 h. K: g: G) M& \The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.8 Y$ ?1 @ d- k9 t+ |7 ^' N+ c
7 `3 c1 f1 H- ?; n% ^“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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+ n* ?% i1 k% S! AThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.5 O. z0 q3 `, `
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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.
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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