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edmontonjournal.com
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9 R5 S) _6 g, y7 J( XEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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2 x: }" u/ r/ _3 V. rThe two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.3 A' S. B4 c6 x: C/ {0 ^+ G4 }
/ w7 o$ a* c, G3 u8 W; ?2 Y“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 I1 \0 z# r3 b) U6 w; qIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.# g( l) o5 W( K) ^9 h; h
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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: ]) w2 Z- I% Y. USouthgate, 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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