This article was published more than 22 years ago. Some information may no longer be current. The residents of Salmon Arm were more than a little vexed when Miss Kitty selected their town to set up the newest B. They did not care that her trip to the B. Interior town of 16, -- midway between Calgary and Vancouver -- had been arduous.
Miss Kitty's real name is Debbie Robinson, and she had spent years in an unhappy marriage, then struggled on welfare until last fall when she found economic independence and professional pride by selling her time to lonely men, she said. From her former home on Vancouver Island, Ms.
Town and business leaders were aghast. They said there is no demand in Salmon Arm for Ms. Robinson's skills. Nor do they want her to create one. The district responded by passing a set of stringent bylaws aimed at squeezing the sex trade out of town. The rules apply to escort services, massage parlours and exotic dancing. On May 13, the district passed a set of bylaws, which, among other things, requires Ms.
As well, she is ordered to hand over the names and addresses of clients. Robinson said she will not comply. Privacy is a top priority for her clients, and besides, she does not kiss and tell. She does not think the town has a right to ask for confidential information. Her clients, she said, are mainly lonely, single men. Robinson, who added that her "professional" age is I sell my time, which includes confidentiality. Citing that confidentiality, Ms.
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Robinson refused to discuss what she does with clients. She said town officials want her client list so they can single out customers. Officials deny this. Lagore said the bylaw requires only that Ms. Robinson maintain a client list -- not necessarily hand it over. It would be for Ms. Robinson's safety he said, for police if something happens to her on the job. Most were drug-addicted prostitutes. A Port Coquitlam farmer has been charged with killing six of them. Salmon Arm is not the first municipality to crack down on the sex trade.
