By Nigel Maxwell

Former dancer says provincial “stripping” law should go further

Jan 4, 2014 | 10:23 AM

The small village of Codette, 10 kilometres south of Nipawin, is attracting some extra attention of late.

The Codette Hotel was the first in Saskatchewan to take advantage of a provincial law allowing strip bars to operate, with its first show on Thursday.

The women performing at the Codette Hotel were hired through reginastrippers.com.

“It [the provincial law] will help increase business a lot for the girls who are stripping; a lot more money for them,” said Lexi Liquer, the agency's booking manager.

The law prohibits the dancers from being fully nude, and nipples are covered with pasties. Liquer said she would prefer dancers to be allowed to perform fully nude.

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“I actually personally preferred for the longest time doing stags. You are in a new environment each time, you get to meet new people, and you can actually get fully naked. The guys I find prefer that,” said Liquer.

The first show Thursday night at the Codette Hotel was jam packed. The crowd comprised of a mix of young men, older men, and women. The bar manager said there were no problems.

Liquer believes that as long as news stays positive, the province would have no reason not to consider reviewing the law.

“Once everyone gets used to this kind of thing, as long as there is no problems with it, and nobody makes a big deal and acts really stupid about it, I think it could in the future turn into full strip,” she said.

Prior to living in Saskatchewan, Liquer used to be a dancer in Ontario. She said the laws there are a lot more flexible. She would like for the Sask Party government to find a halfway point between the current law and the ones that exist in Ontario.

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