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Published: Thursday, April 12, 20074 I) x/ d* ]: _/ C' U( i% ^9 G
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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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, O: D. l- K, Q1 Q) i# {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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5 u4 L+ E5 u1 A% i, R. \- DIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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! J) S+ R+ R9 G; x" mThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.! l' @# t5 e8 ]' `
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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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