Sault Brothel Announced for Opening This Week

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I think she might be right, and LE wrong. The city she will be opening does issue licenses for Adult parlour owner/operator. Keep in mind since the yearly fees are easily 10 times that of other types of business, that this is the appropriate category for brothels.

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But of course LE is correct in pointing out that the Criminal Code provisions against Bawdy Houses do remain in effect.

[Nicolette Vaughn 294340]

Since the criminal code is currently still in effect for operating a bawdy house, what was the point of this woman announcing it? Perhaps she is confident in the fact that by exposing herself to the media that will set her in place as the top incall agency in town and also giving her business an advertising boost at the same time? That is a ballsy move if you ask me. Especially in a smaller city. There are no guarantees in what the final outcome will be be depending on if the Federal Government decides to challenge it or not.

 

In regards to operating an escort agency, you would think one would want to remain off the radar from law enforcement. Maybe she wants to be the next Xaviera Hollander. LOL. The best way for her to conduct her business in this industry would be to provide good service with repeat customers and by remaining low key considering the bawdy house laws at this time.

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Carol Martin reports for Soo Today, 18 Apr 2012:

 

http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/details.asp?c=41519

 

Sault Ste. Marie City Council has decided to institute a moratorium on all brothels and bawdy houses until such time as the Ontario Court of Appeal lifts the suspension of the invalidity of the section of the Criminal Code of Canada that deals with those establishments.

 

This effectively freezes the process of zoning a brothel so it has time for public consultations and research into elements of a possible bylaw.

 

In March, the Ontario Superior Court ruled that the section dealing with operating a brothel or common bawdy house was unconstitutional because it prevented prostitutes from safely conducting their business.

 

That decision also allowed a one-year period for communities to prepare for the legalization of brothels, but it is still illegal to operate them in Canada and will continue to be illegal in Ontario until that section of the Criminal Code of Canada is officially repealed in Ontario - a year from March.

 

Prostitution has always been legal in Canada but it has been a crime to profit from the avials of it or to operate a common bawdy house or brothel.

 

City Council heard recently that a Sault business owner plans to open a bawdy house in the city next weekend.

 

That news prompted a short-notice special meeting to create an interim control bylaw that would prevent anyone from opening a brothel now, before an Ontario law that makes brothels legal next spring.

 

"It appears that certain individuals intend to take advantage of a situation," City Chief Administrative Officer Joe Fratesi told Councillors. "If you do nothing tonight you will lose your opportunity to engage the public in ammending the bylaw."

 

Mayor Debbie Amaroso said the meeting and bylaw are prudent and a necessary reaction to information from several sources.

 

"We will not have the ability to put controls in place," said Mayor Amaroso. "Anything established before we create a bylaw will then be a legal, non-conforming business and will be outside our purview."

 

An advertisment in the Sault Star says a new Brothel and Bar will be opening at Studio 10 this coming weekend.

 

Sources inform SooToday.com that Rose's Escort Service plans to expand it's business to include a brothel or bawdy house out of the Studio in partnership with the Studio owner.

 

"We aught not to be zoning them or regulating them yet because they are still illegal," said City Solicitor Nula Kenny. "However, what we can do is put something in place that we won't deal with them until such time as they are legalized."

 

 

Mike Caruso reports for local2 sault ste. marie:

 

http://local2.ca/ssm/viewarticle.php?id=5462

 

... Council passed the following resolution moved by Councillor Krmpotich and seconded by Councillor Frank Manzo: "Whereas the Ontario Court of Appeal in the case Bedford v. Canada (Attorney General) [2012] O.J. No. 1296("Bedfordn) recently struck down certain sections of the Criminal Code of Canada, effectively legalizing brothels and bawdy houses; and Whereas the Ontario Court of Appeal ih Bedford further suspended the declaration of these sections of the Criminal Code of Canada for a period of twelve (12) months to permit the Parliament of Canada an opportunity to re-draft a Charter-compliant provision; and Whereas the City of Sault Ste. Marie Zoning By-law 2005-150 controls the use of land in the City by dividing the municipality into land use zones and specifying the uses permitted in each zone; and

 

Whereas the City of Sault Ste. Marie Zoning By-Law 2005-150 is silent on what zone in the City of Sault Ste. Marie a brothel or bawdy house would be permitted; and Whereas there has been no discussion or public input as to what zone in the City of Sault Ste. Marie Zoning By-Law 2005-150 a brothel or bawdy house would be permitted,

 

Therefore be it resolved that Council institute a moratorium on all brothels and bawdy houses until such time as the Ontario Court of Appeal lifts the suspension of the invalidity of these sections of the Criminal Code of Canada and further, until such time as a formal review of the City's Zoning By-Law has been completed with public input so that appropriate consideration can be made to the appropriate location of such brothels andlor bawdy houses." ...