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edmontonjournal.com
1 x) v' Q9 _8 u& p; y' CPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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) e; w# ~2 c& x9 I1 wEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.8 X$ G- E, `( N: ~5 S6 z
5 ]7 M/ Z4 f' U* e# V9 VThe 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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) b d! d/ p7 s% T# S8 r6 o9 S“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.* e& x! a( V3 b! C- @1 S9 _. c6 |
) Z5 W, j' `8 c" I2 B1 v+ gIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers." a9 D* J* o, i4 O6 f
" i% P& Y3 S0 ?3 i R) IThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.$ t) X) o! v& n! D x( p
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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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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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