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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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) W5 A4 k) |7 v9 e- f( U5 L lEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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2 j2 p3 X0 B8 q4 }2 u+ @9 lThe two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.1 g3 ]3 v) }* f7 y8 b: h
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“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.8 y* u3 q# L" J4 A
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.1 z1 X7 C, \4 t) G4 Q2 s2 F6 W2 t
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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9 o3 D8 F! w, z( j' ~Southgate, a 36-year-old mall located south and west of 51st Avenue and 111th Street, now has 130 stores and services. It is owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge, based in Montreal.4 ~3 n, g& n( C$ Z
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1 p- q5 P q+ I0 RAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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