Provincial Police officer questions a driver during a RIDE check in Fort Frances, November 2016. Image: Randy Thoms/Acadia Broadcasting

Northwest OPP release RIDE statistics over the holidays

Tim Davidson January 9, 2026 8:46 am Last Updated on January 9, 2026 8:47 am

The OPP in the northwest region have released their stats for the Festive RIDE program.

In all, 139 motorists were pulled off the road for impaired driving charges.

12 other were in the warn range.

OPP officers in the region were involved in 3,746 hours of RIDE checks stops from November 20th until January 1st.

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