Topless Tuesday back on after liquor regulators force small N.B. resort to cancel event
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In the lead-up to Hope Wellness Eco-Resort's first Topless Tuesday of this year, Katie Carson was surprised by a phone call she got from a man concerned about the event.
"He just went on to say he was doing an investigation into the event, which I was obviously a little thrown by."
The event is for women only and is capped at 12 registrants. Co-owners Carson and Ashley Ward planned to shut down the resort for the day and have only female staff, so that women who comfortable with the idea could feel free to take their tops off.
"This was a very safe space, very very private, absolutely nothing would be shown to the public," said Carson.
But the man on the phone soon revealed that he was with the province's Gaming Control and Licensing Services, which approves liquor licences on behalf of the Department of Public Safety.
"He — long story short — said you can't hold this event, and if you do there will be repercussions for the business," Carson said.
Carson and Ward opened Hope Wellness Eco-Resort in 2023, focusing on things such as yoga and wellness retreats. The idea to hold a Topless Tuesday came up in 2024.
"It kind of came naturally in a sense," Carson said. "Ashley and I have always been pro women's rights and women having the opportunity to express their bodies.
"And we just honestly thought, why not bring this to New Brunswick?"
The resort held two events in 2024, which were both a success.
"It was a beautiful experience," Carson said.
"We had a beautiful group of women that joined us … women that would reach out asking when the next one was coming, and [say] how they enjoyed it and how they told their friends and how they just felt very empowered by being able to be in the space without judgment."
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