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title: "Ottawa police running traffic blitz in south end, 121 tickets issued since October 21"
description: "Ottawa police have been patrolling Limebank Road, Strandherd Drive and school zones in Findlay Creek more often in response to public complaints about dangerous driving. The blitz will continue for months."
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Ottawa police are running a traffic enforcement blitz in the city's south end, issuing 121 tickets since October 21, mostly for speeding, in areas including Limebank Road, Strandherd Drive and school zones in Findlay Creek.

CBC reported on November 5 that community and neighbourhood resource officers have been assigned more often to those areas in response to public complaints about dangerous and aggressive driving. Inspector Ali Toghrol told CBC the strategy has been running for several weeks and will continue for months.

## Why these streets

Toghrol told CBC that public information, including from city councillors, helped police identify the problem areas. The south end of Ottawa has seen rapid growth in recent years, bringing more vehicles onto roads that were not all built for high traffic.

CBC reported that Ottawa has seen more road deaths than usual in 2026, with the problem drawing attention from police leadership and elected officials. Council has asked police to focus on aggressive and distracted driving.

## Tickets and enforcement

Since October 21, 2026, officers in the south-end patrol area issued 121 tickets, with most of them for speeding, CBC reported.

An Ottawa police spokesperson told CBC the blitzes happen regularly across the city and depend on policing demands from day to day. Officers do not rely only on blitzes to catch dangerous driving, the spokesperson said.

## What residents can do

Drivers in Barrhaven and the Findlay Creek and Riverside South areas of south Ottawa should expect continued active enforcement on Limebank Road, Strandherd Drive and near schools in Findlay Creek. The patrols will continue for months, according to Toghrol.

The City of Ottawa's traffic calming plan, which covers the 85 locations where automated speed cameras were removed in 2025, is running in parallel. Speed boards and signs are in place at most of those sites, with speed humps in design and not expected until the end of 2027. Residents can follow road safety decisions at Ottawa City Council through the public meetings site.

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