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Published: Thursday, April 12, 20078 d6 F, ` ^, o7 i* ~' p$ x/ i- K u
7 ]1 h# x: f; c7 [$ y% xEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.* X& q1 D/ f( R8 B+ e
' }3 B' o, Q: @" S) L0 |0 ?The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.0 h' X# i# y! p
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“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.* d( n# A$ i0 W5 ?1 [
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.; k2 F* [' ~' h1 R
G3 A' i$ A( I2 |- N% S; lThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.: r' P1 F, h* {' o5 @
; Q% O g2 N2 B1 k0 y, KSouthgate, 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.0 t9 f8 @& L. ~1 Z5 t: a
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) [) P# p7 w$ nAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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