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Published: Thursday, April 12, 20073 c6 r" @, d2 b
* c4 h9 p& [( c* UEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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# h4 F0 X9 g+ w( ?" cThe two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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8 X1 o8 h# J4 w9 ^“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.6 P& q, u1 U' ]7 x9 J- ~5 W9 w
3 i5 s( {4 Z; _4 j, M+ xIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.0 n# D$ c1 S0 x% G3 t* ?# A* N
* \- I+ K2 @; e/ l$ k" m' T8 bThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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, n$ @$ }0 M# M" C Y5 xSouthgate, 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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