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edmontonjournal.com
9 [6 w: L7 \" I6 ]+ L$ P( a. h4 zPublished: Thursday, April 12, 20078 @% e+ A2 c5 w f2 n; _
+ h4 o, H( M# ?% e- FEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants./ R% ?# I& U; J, s: p
( E7 q4 A; r/ ?7 bThe 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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5 m' T1 l8 M& l) D5 I“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.+ z' i7 P3 c/ T& o) x6 j: K) p8 E
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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. Y" I. Y6 K" T* _The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.. z& Q; K& C2 l1 o9 t( t* F# _
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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.. B4 Z3 C8 G- m- I/ s+ I
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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