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edmontonjournal.com
6 K# H. k; o4 A$ KPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007- S3 D& ?7 D) a, ]9 i) j' t C/ T
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.
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# j4 c9 w/ s6 w# ?! G# AIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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7 o, k6 o. r$ G0 s' uThe 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.' ~8 M# J' B ]- R, U0 `% _1 [8 K
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; y$ a* x v5 V4 l' hAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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