Strip clubs in London, Brandon not raising organized crime concern
By banning strippers from performing in bars, the Saskatchewan government is hoping to keep organized crime from becoming involved, but police in other Canadian cities say it isn’t much of a concern in their communities.
In London, a city of about 350,000 in southwest Ontario, police did discover that the operator of one of four adult entertainment bars there was connected to the Hells Angels.
“They’ve revoked their licence and they have closed the establishment as a result,” said Cst. Ken Steeves of the London Police Service.
That bar, known as “Famous Flesh Gordon’s”, remains closed two years later. Beyond that one business, Steeves said organized crime has not been an issue with strip clubs in his city.