{"id":78680,"date":"2025-08-18T12:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/78680\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T12:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:31:12","slug":"ontario-man-fined-for-camping-too-long-on-crown-land-and-leaving-behind-litter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/78680\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario man fined for camping too long on Crown land and leaving behind litter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Staff<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted August 18, 2025 6:08 am\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>Ontario\u2019s Ministry of Natural Resources has fined a man $2,500 for illegally camping on Crown land throughout the summer and leaving behind garbage.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" 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