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Published: Thursday, April 12, 20071 n+ E/ |0 e# S. ~+ B$ j
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.5 l A9 J2 g m; f! c8 z+ L
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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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“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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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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+ T: o/ `2 `, z- u+ JThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.) p, ^1 v5 e1 x- B% ~2 V
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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.9 s3 v: \8 Z8 z& ]) d
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' f5 v& G( M1 b" s8 J" g. ZAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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