By Patrick Book

Strippers petition Sask. government to lift ban

Jul 11, 2011 | 3:12 PM

A group of about a half-dozen strippers spent the lunch hour Monday in Regina collecting signatures for a petition that asks the Saskatchewan government to strike a law that bans stripping in venues that serve alcohol.

The group said the legislation forces them to leave the province to make a living.

“We are the only province left that hasn't legalized this and there are so many of us who have to leave Saskatchewan for work,” explained a dancer, who goes by the stage name of Nicky Starr.

The group of women insists the law is outdated and puritanical.

While some passersby happily offered their signatures, Starr admits that others weren't very supportive.

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“It all kind of comes with the business,” she admits. “You're going to have the love/hate relationship and you just have to be strong about it and move on and know that you're doing what you want to do and what (you) love.”

Starr adds that they need to collect at least 15,000 signatures.

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