Festive R.I.D.E. Campaign Wraps up After Almost 2,000 Spot Checks in Central Ontario

Festive R.I.D.E. campaign wraps up after almost 2,000 spot checks in Central Ontario

OPP say across Central Ontario, the R.I.D.E. campaign that ran from Nov. 20 to Jan. 1, resulted in 179 drivers facing a total of 288 impaired driving charges.

OPP kept busy over holiday season with RIDE checks and accidents

The Rainy River District OPP, along with their provincial colleagues, were kept busy over the holiday season with multiple arrests and suspensions, as well as unfortunate accidents. In press releases sent out over the course of the holiday season, the OPP revealed that, across the province, more than 700 drivers […]

Eastern Ontario accounts for nearly 20% of 2025-2026 Festive RIDE arrests – Kingston News

(Kingston, Ontario) The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have reported that their officers took over 700 impaired drivers off the road across the six weeks closing out 2025.

Holiday RIDE campaign results released: 269 impaired charges in West Region

The annual Festive RIDE campaign has wrapped up, and police say the results show a strong effort to keep roads safe during the busy holiday season. From November 20th, 2025, to January 1st, 2026, Ontario Provincial Police West Region officers carried out 3,095 RIDE spot checks across 13 detachments. This was the highest number of Festive RIDE checks in the West Region in the past five years. By the end of the campaign, 269 drivers were charged w…

Close to 200 drivers charged during OPP festive impaired driving crackdown

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Central Region charged 179 drivers with a combined 288 impaired driving-related offences during its 2025 Festive RIDE campaign, which ran from November 20 to January 1. Officers conducted 1,916 roadside spot checks across 13 detachment areas, including Peterborough County, City of Kawartha Lakes, and surrounding regions, totaling more than 3,500 hours of enforcement. The campaign also resulted in 28 warn-range…