The Upper Ottawa Valley OPP is reporting a clean slate at its roadside checkpoints as the Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign concluded its first full week, though officers still laid two impaired-related charges away from the program’s official stops. Article content

The annual holiday safety initiative began Nov. 20 and runs until Jan. 1, with officers increasing visibility and conducting spot checks across the region in an effort to curb impaired driving during the busy season. Between Nov. 20 and 26, UOV OPP members carried out 35 R.I.D.E. checks throughout the detachment area. Article content

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Police say every driver who passed through those checkpoints was found to be in full compliance, and no impaired or over-80 c

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