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edmontonjournal.com
" l( }# V! a/ m/ I; ?Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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$ \9 E0 p! R7 E a; u8 PEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.$ u2 f5 W; G) b/ J( f, {
: I& n- t# U e5 x5 _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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3 B7 Q- V6 m( a. \4 p* x, XIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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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.5 d0 d7 @3 ]* t4 Z4 j- M
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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