(ALGONQUINS OF PIKWAKANAGAN FIRST NATION, ON) - A Bonnechere Valley Township (BVT) resident is facing Highway Traffic Act (HTA) and Criminal Code (CC) charges after several driving complaints were received by the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). 

On November 17, 2025, at approximately 4:30 pm, police began investigating complaints of an erratic driver in the area of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation. Later that afternoon officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on Highway 60 in North Algona-Wilberforce Township. As part of the investigation a Roadside Screening Device was utilized, and the driver was transported to the detachment for further testing.   

As a result of this matter 50-year-old Cory BAPTISTE was arrested and charged with the following offences under the HTA and CC:

• Disobey stop sign - fail to stop - two counts
• Failure or refusal to comply with demand

This accused was held for a bail hearing and subsequently released to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on December 15, 2025. 

They had their driver’s licence suspended for 90 days and their vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days.