Massage Therapy Association Of Manitoba: Massage Parlours

Massage Parlours Dept: Council's downtown development committee asked the city administration Thursday to conduct further consultations in light of concerns of the Massage Therapy Association of Manitoba that massage parlours sell sex, not massage, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg decided to review its regulation process last year after the owner of Bliss Body Works, a downtown wellness centre, said he had no other choice but to label his business a massage parlour under the current licensing system and winnipeg plans to do a more in-depth review of massage parlours amid concerns they should be labelled as body-rub or sex-trade establishments. Last week, the city released an administrative report that recommended "holistic medical establishments" would not have to obtain a city licence as a massage parlour as long as owners can demonstrate their membership with a professional body that provides appropriate oversight. The term "holistic medical establishment" was a new way to approve businesses who don't want to be tagged with the sex-trade connotations of the "massage parlour." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.