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edmontonjournal.com
. Q U* W# g ?1 [Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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" b* i* s' w5 E* J$ c6 C; @+ VEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.0 w6 T, ?) n/ u5 q
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“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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Southgate, a 36-year-old mall located south and west of 51st Avenue and 111th Street, now has 130 stores and services. It is owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge, based in Montreal.) r8 |6 w: R2 z7 p7 j$ J
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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