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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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, f e: a" N. P K: j/ u0 hEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.+ f. K; f" k* @. _! {8 `. ?
& X# g2 ]' l! `( E& n( @The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.+ t) k8 k' h; h- u" q
, M- F1 \2 w+ M; R1 t# s& {, C“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.
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, _2 T# q2 i$ z0 L7 RIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.; {8 T/ ^2 g6 ]6 ^! ~1 j: F
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.# N3 A1 J* U3 L: @
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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.5 V! t6 n* l8 M/ R2 T# s
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8 k% |3 b2 u+ M. I. ~An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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