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edmontonjournal.com
! M- Y, ?. L$ G4 f7 _7 ZPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007' g& g+ B; n1 C0 i+ |% p
" P+ j0 N) ]% a! N, u0 U; u. eEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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6 N) |7 I$ J2 [/ D* }1 e" _1 c“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./ ?: {0 A" g+ s, n: J+ N
' M. O t1 Y: q3 B' C% gThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.. u8 c5 ]( q1 H e. X! g# ]% y
% A/ z/ E! _- ^& c& FSouthgate, 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.$ S3 N2 m1 \* c/ W: ?
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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