economist sunsuntribune crime saturday july 23 2005 es on rise hers never have to identify themselves or testify in couifj cash rewards for anonymous tips that lead to an arrest 1800222tips or wwwcrimestoppersyrca this message brought to you as a community service of the ecbnomistsuntribune by lisa queen staff writer an expected crackdown on body rub parlours in toronto wont drive an influx of the spas north to york region a york regional police drugs and vice officer predicts we know weve tightened down so much certain places parlours are going to toronto instead of york because of our aggressive enforcement up here detconst gary mcbride said we have one of the most dedicated vice squads in the gta toronto council is expected to tighten rules and increase fees for holistic spas which are often fronts for prostitution and other illegal activities when it meets tuesday but that doesnt mean the parlours will move north det- const mcbride said i dont have any concerns were rapidly reducing the num ber of body rub parlours in york region he said although he was unable to provide numbers we have several folding this week and next week thats from working with police municipal bylaw officers and the owners of the industrial units where ten ants operate parlours were rapidly reducing the number of body rub parlours in york region we have several folding this week and next week detconst gary mcbride york regional police although vaughan was late to come on board detconst mcbride credited yorks munici pal bylaw enforcement units for helping to keep a lid on illegal activities at licensed and unli censed parlours last spring a police inspec tor sharply criticized vaughans lax attitude in a letter to the city now- retired insp denis mulholland said little if any enforcement was being conducted by bylaw officers this differs significantly from the aggressive approach two other municipalities have taken namely richmond hill and markham he wrote without the cooperation of the city we cannot effectively enforce the bylaw and eliminate these illegal establishments from operating within your city york regional police and your bylaw enforcement officers are aware that some of these estab lishments operate as fronts for open prostitution within your city and require frequent inspec tions the criticism prompted council to dedicate the equiva- lent of a fulltime bylaw officer to police body rub parlours starting in may the city of vaughan has dedicated people who are work ing with police who are doing their own bylaw inspections said detconst mcbride who covers markham they have been out there pounding them definitely theyve been out enforcing tony thompson senior manager of vaughans bylaw department was unavailable to comment on the results of vaughans increased enforce ment over the last two months in may he acknowledged the city was laying far fewer charges than its neighbours last year about 100 bylaw charges were laid in vaughan compared to 320 in richmond hill he said city solicitor bob swayze said bylaw officers laid 44 charges against parlour attendants and owners over a threeweek period since beefing up enforcement memory foam toppers twin double queen- king reg t 9999 27999 29999 34999 500 off sale 1 7l9 500 threadcount heet sets 100 cotton regsl99 sale 7 9 queen only 400 threadcount sheet sets 100 cotton reg 1 79 sale 69 99 any size wamsutta jacqiiard comforter sets includes comforter shams skirt hwy7 enjoy summer nairf with a visit tl medispa clinic qi special offer for july v bikini and underarms first treatment only 1 49 call for your nocharge consultation with our registered nurse v medispa clinic on main 90516460092 6038main star care star smile services general dentistry childrens esthetic dentistry minor orthodontics invisalign orthodontics convenient onsite dental lab office hours mon tues ll00am800pm wed 8am8pm thurs 730am300pm fri 8am200pm 7676 woodbine avenue markham 9054749205 insurance on edi accepted located at 14th woodbine ave s of tim nortons and wendys i t rouge valley retirement residence our services include freedom youre still going to live life your way and were here tohelpifyouneedus m m www jijhfw fgfejgigl i nowqpen call today for your personal four call 9052941114 rouge valley retirement residence 5958 16 ave markham on gchartwell wwwchartwellreitca 16thavc- vivvvvfrt3v