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edmontonjournal.com
, J, H* ?) f# Q: K% r6 }$ |Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007- S9 x8 y1 y# S d5 y
3 R: y" w/ x6 R( Z* oEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.' ^% J, b, ?$ ~% z% l! W+ f
' l: k9 H X! a3 f" h) n: @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% A- z9 o H$ }
; N" }4 s5 b' o5 e! I, E0 L5 d“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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) y8 \1 ~/ n& o. l3 `; r) a! X! PIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.( j. _' O, \. n4 C; ^
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.5 T3 e5 g3 [6 v- P
! y. q0 n4 g {# I& ?4 v5 MSouthgate, 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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