ATV rider caught in Upper Ferry with no license or insurance

    Thursday, 19 March 2026 15:00

    By Tonya Organ

    The driver was ticketed under the Off-Road Vehicles Act.

    Channel-Port aux Basques RCMP caught an ATV rider on Sunday who didn’t have a valid driver’s license nor insurance on the machine. Police stopped the 40-year-old man who was speeding in Upper Ferry. The ATV was seized by police and impounded. The driver was ticketed under the Off-Road Vehicles Act.

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