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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007' S K& j3 ]% N- W u* n$ k1 r
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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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. r" a' z6 m- F' v) `5 p* l' x2 T1 hThe 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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; u6 H9 H1 d9 D. _6 p9 Y2 g( RIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.' p' S4 _0 r7 ?3 X* H
1 s n- _4 }3 H: v1 B- k1 tSouthgate, 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.5 }& B! y; ^! X) x% ^# `
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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