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edmontonjournal.com
) R K2 _& t9 W/ XPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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# X; ?6 J4 C5 @, f: [1 z* KEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.' c5 t! k9 U4 s, K0 `9 c* b S
* v* ^+ R$ p0 [5 T5 R1 z& jThe 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.: @+ G7 d7 [; U, y
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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.- W: C# W* u! t+ {# c2 Z" X* S- N
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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3 Q6 g1 R9 J) w# WThe 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.
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" F4 {* s+ f. E$ SAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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