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Published: Thursday, April 12, 20078 A, F% c& i# @* \8 G+ O: Z
+ {, W& c; G R$ Q) i' qEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.6 q) _8 C& o5 X$ B* V
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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.& k& j0 Y+ S: v) i7 Q u" q
1 F" @" p( H+ u6 t0 ]“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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2 n, H( X( E" m; [- `. CThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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4 F: r1 c( `: [. q- \; `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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! e9 v5 g8 c2 _2 [& ?4 l8 PAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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