More speed cameras installed in Waterloo Region

A speed camera is pictured in May 2023 on a street in Waterloo region. (Dan Lauckner/CTV News)

Drivers will need to slow down or pay up as the Region of Waterloo installs new speed cameras.

In a release, the region said cameras are now active at the following locations:

• MacGregor Public School, Central Street, Waterloo
• Sir Adam Beck Public School, Snyder’s Road, Baden
• Sandhills Public School / St. Dominic Savio, Victoria Street, Kitchener
• New Dundee Public School, Bridge Street, New Dundee
• St. Clement Catholic Elementary School, Lobsinger Line, within St. Clements
• St. Nicholas Catholic School, Laurelwood Drive, Waterloo
• Wellesley Public School, Queen’s Bush Road, Wellesley

According to the region, their first municipal speed cameras were installed in 2021 and they hope to have the safety features at all eligible school zones by the end of 2028.

How do speed cameras work?

Speed cameras are triggered by sensors that take photos of vehicles that are travelling above the posted speed limit. The picture is reviewed by a provincial offences officer and, if the driver was speeding, a ticket is sent to the vehicle’s owner, regardless of who was driving at the time.

If a ticket is issued, the vehicle’s owner will face a fine set out by the Highway Traffic Act. Although speeders pulled over by police officers face demerit points, only fines are issued for infractions caught by a speed camera.

If a vehicle owner receives a ticket, they can either pay the ticket online, by mail or in person or they can request a review within 30 days of the deemed service date found on the Penalty Order.

The ticket will arrive by mail.