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Published: Thursday, April 12, 20078 R/ H, u; Q L3 l
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.& j! n4 d& K/ E1 \8 D
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The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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$ P+ j8 T1 S2 s. c* _# A, ?“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.( i: S4 J; W! Y/ h, h! K7 B: w
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.% a1 E" J1 k4 ^' s; Y1 I* [6 Y3 W
5 K! Z( y0 @4 d p) P( oThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.9 K, g# q( \ H! Q" A8 t) k
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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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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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