Warehouse and yard security in Ottawa

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Where the Queensway meets Albion Road and Walkley Yard

Highway 417, known locally as the Queensway, is the backbone of the National Capital Region's highway network: it runs from Arnprior in the west to the Quebec border in the east, where it continues as Autoroute 40, and it meets Highway 416 at exit 131 for a direct run south to Highway 401 and Toronto. In the city's east end, CN and the City of Ottawa jointly operate Walkley Yard, a 129-acre rail yard on Albion Road built in 1955, with a new Albion Yard facility added in 2024. Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport adds air cargo through Cargojet, FedEx Express and Canadian North, which fly freighter service to destinations including Hamilton, Buffalo, Memphis and New York-JFK.

That same east-end industrial area has drawn organized theft. In September 2026, Ottawa Police said investigations into organized vehicle theft activity in the city's east end had linked suspects to at least 15 thefts of newer Toyota, Honda and Lexus SUVs, with offenders using tracking devices to identify and monitor targeted vehicles beforehand. The investigations led to 170 charges against seven adults and two youths. For a yard or lot in that part of the city, vehicles and equipment left outside overnight are exactly what a ring like that is built to find.

Whether it's a trucking yard near Walkley Yard or a warehouse off the 417/416 junction, an Ottawa property gets the same live coverage. AI person and vehicle detection on every camera flags anyone there after hours, and the agent on shift verifies it, gives a live, instant talk-down through the site's speakers and calls police and your contacts if the person stays. Gate Operations adds a check on every driver and a log of every truck moving in and out overnight.

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