A West Island massage therapist is sounding the alarm about the association that certified her, and calling on Quebec to bring more regulation to the massage industry.
Julia Turcotte has been a massage therapist in the West Island for over ten years. Like many other businesses, hers was brought to a grinding halt during the COVID-19 pandemic.
She decided to seek help from the Commission des praticiens en médecine douce du Québec (CPMDQ), the association that certifies her. “This is a professional order that I deal with and was hoping for some professional advice,” she told Global News.
In mid-March, Turcotte told CPMDQ vice-president Brigitte Girard she was thinking about closing her business due to financial stress, and asked if Girard had