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edmontonjournal.com
8 Q; J) t: o+ CPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007- G: n) k+ X: M" Z: Y% t( ]" [
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.6 `- I Q. `2 b* F b' c
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The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.) _+ V# ]' ?7 I; G
! ]4 @( i2 }2 g. W$ A“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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3 m4 O# I3 X& x ]& F, WIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.* } b) X* Q" ~
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The 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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( ?: w4 e* p8 {0 [8 B! iAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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