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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007. q6 z/ }9 O$ M- M; W
0 I1 l1 P+ {$ J& E* v" @EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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4 P9 [4 i) f# X$ r- ^" KThe 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.$ Z' f3 v/ y, h! I5 N6 \
, \; O1 a i1 t1 C7 C, a" v“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.5 P3 ^) V- k+ x5 B7 g" j
3 C. [0 S" N* NIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.+ }2 u' S& Z" G% R# ~' i
. U9 q! E5 F+ IThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.0 a" l* ?; ?" L+ g
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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.* M$ y( }! p* o* }! [# X, a, F
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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