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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007% L6 _+ C6 g5 A
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.+ G E) q+ j9 w3 T# Z, h0 d% Q
8 d* w% B* [4 l6 IThe 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.& b+ Y' X2 r' P/ s
$ d% A: y7 h. c“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.& k; W2 {# Z6 }, D( D- p
, y% [9 q/ K+ q5 p- E# xIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.' Z" W3 H' V3 t. s, l
+ G0 T4 O9 N9 U5 r. L- `The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.( m6 M" z9 d9 u* G. \; u
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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.0 i- c2 f0 c Z- `9 z+ a
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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