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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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2 O' T# o3 e/ i* R; f- m& ~' |The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.
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6 h+ ]4 `3 j- e: TIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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/ J5 p3 z# o5 a+ b; @) TThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs." H: V2 y9 I0 ?* I$ l. j: C
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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.7 C& Z) D+ k8 V/ H& `8 z
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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