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edmontonjournal.com
: w* B ?9 y6 a. j, KPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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/ i4 d1 s/ U2 |2 [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.% r0 w6 O' N. r! E) h/ b" _
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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.
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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) p* c1 D t4 W8 |7 k! vThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.* P1 a% @9 ]7 i" c' ^/ r6 W/ {+ \
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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.+ v9 k) Q: i' Q1 M; b
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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