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edmontonjournal.com
9 ~$ O6 A7 x- x& Q. a3 C6 fPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007$ j: b V; [3 u" B" M8 f Z0 `
) R/ y2 Q, H! r) |5 ?9 c% [EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.& s. D1 L9 g) s, H; m
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The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.8 c$ W. j- ~8 d$ @) z7 j
5 x. Q: ~5 @) Z" b5 N7 YIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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2 u! i o) t- Q0 k( V: qThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.: J* }6 s4 e/ w4 x# {( \6 l
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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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: i: K7 g- q( q: P1 X- a# l4 bAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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