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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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! ^9 z ~2 y, j" t3 ?EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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7 c& W. n+ T# g/ e ]8 XThe two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.- K7 D, L7 \1 A! C2 ~
, V1 ?; u$ M7 e2 n% uThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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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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' Y9 j$ K" v. |6 E4 }$ V# p1 |" wAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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