The Ontario government is safeguarding public lands by ensuring individuals adhere to camping period rules and keep sites clean of litter.

A North Bay man was convicted of failing to vacate public lands after the twenty-one-day permitted period and of unlawfully depositing litter on public lands. He was fined a total of $2,500.

The court heard that conservation officers received information about a trailer occupying public lands off Notman Road in Stewart Township. Officers attended the location and found a large camper trailer parked on what was determined to be Crown land. The site surrounding the area was littered with garbage. The camper trailer remained in the same location throughout the summer into September and was not moved.

Crown land campers are permitted to remain at the sam

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