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Another Saskatoon shopping mall is getting a multi-million-dollar makeover.

Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust said Wednesday that it plans to spend $43 million renovating the Centre Mall, a project that is expected to include a major overhaul of the 46-year-old mall’s interior and exterior.

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The work is also expected to address the space formerly occupied by Target Canada Co., which was shuttered in 2015, refresh the food court and include the “continuing development” of a new Cineplex Inc. theatre, according to the mall owner.

The mall, located on Eighth Street, was last renovated in 1995, a major project that linked its east and west wings, leading longtime general manager David Bubnick to say “it was time” to renovate and modernize the facility.

“I think all malls kind of renovated at that same time, so I think you’re seeing that rejuvenation again in Saskatoon,” he said.

The work is scheduled to begin this year and wrap up before the end of 2020. Bubnick said it will be done in phases after mall hours, to ensure customers are not disrupted.