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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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6 |$ R4 x2 p6 B& ^" w! iEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.' p- F+ l s. x: a) z9 ]
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The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above." j" z4 u2 ]* P
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“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge. @9 M- L: R+ E- r; s. ^/ N
+ D0 k, z. ^$ e* V3 U* e$ gIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.3 d% @' u: o' K( q2 U, y) ]6 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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9 S8 S( G+ W% q6 ~" ~: HSouthgate, 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.: [1 S+ W" O; X7 K+ d
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/ V" K, g6 k. e0 a6 k1 Y: n) SAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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