Kim Racher and her children spotted a black bear Wednesday evening on Marthaville Side Road in Enniskillen Township, and took photos of it with their cellphones. It's the second bear sighting this month in Lambton County. (Handout)

When her daughter said she saw a black bear not far from the family farm in Enniskillen Township, Kim Racher was skeptical. It happened at approximately 7 p.m. Wednesday, as her 23-year-old daughter, Jena Racher, was heading to Petrolia with …

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Beach goer Marg Petznick likes to walk the Ipperwash beach with her dogs. Photo shot on Monday, June 13, 2016. Deb Van Brenk/London Free Press

Shippers are riding high, but expect less elbow room at some of Southwestern Ontario’s famed beaches IPPERWASH — Beachgoers could be jostling each other for blanket space on Great Lakes shores this year, with water levels lapping toward a two-decade …

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A resident walks along Ipperwash Beach (Postmedia Network file photo)

Centre Ipperwash Community Association holding open house June 4 It takes a village to preserve Ipperwash Beach. From community advocates tackling phragmites through to out-of-town researchers studying water quality, Ipperwash – one of the longest freshwater beaches in the province …

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