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edmontonjournal.com
' p- @& M* i# v! @& ~Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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, ?6 p0 q) t" P9 v9 M4 rEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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9 {3 Q# D4 K2 g- D2 T7 t6 C* f: @+ X/ GThe 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.' B0 R5 {7 P- o8 _- f
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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.
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.- Q% r9 \7 W8 {5 f1 W' V3 @
: G% ]7 w7 j, N( TThe 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./ ]" g. Z7 R" g7 B
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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