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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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. G/ w6 p# K( A8 q% {9 E* `- LEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.7 L) |) S' S0 s) W. ^% A
; n1 b, z, G- s3 T7 A$ g: J% D5 ^* ZThe 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. m8 c$ e% T W- r
& s( b; k+ ~. BIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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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.( }3 m9 x- d( @# {2 M
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& u& Q, W/ p. `' E9 t# ^An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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