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edmontonjournal.com
; |% ^; ^; [2 h* }5 ^5 W" XPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007, g k, {3 p: z9 J9 L( ]
- h- `. o. J; s: M/ I9 ?5 xEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants." E0 c' F3 ^+ d n- x% p5 i1 F& y
- G& r2 O. _3 ?; X8 ^3 T5 M* A9 ]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.% M+ e. @( E! k
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.3 B" r2 p) G( i5 b
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.; k, x/ ]4 q! d+ Q
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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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* c0 y0 |- @+ f. z0 k% A* |An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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