“It’s been a stressful time for everybody. People just want to relax and get their mind off things for a little bit.”
EDMONTON—Fire evacuees from Fort McMurray have been offered meals, clothing, places to stay and now an unusual gift — a free lap dance.
An Edmonton strip club is waiving its $9 entry fee and offering one $30 lap dance to any customers from the evacuated city in northern Alberta.
As demonstrated in the days since the fire, the oilsands capital is home to many families.
But Chris Round, manager of a company that manages five strip clubs in Alberta including one in Fort McMurray, acknowledges the city also has a reputation as a party place for oil workers making loads of money and spending it in bars on their days off.
“Fort McMurray has been very good to our industry and to our business, that’s for sure,” Round said Wednesday
Fort McMurray clients are coming into the Edmonton club offering the promotion, Eden Exotic Entertainment, and are happy to take advantage, he said.
“It’s been a stressful time for everybody. People just want to relax and get their mind off things for a little bit.
“If it’s not for you, that’s no big deal. But there’s a lot of people that have been really appreciative — they feel like someone cares.”
