''The Canadian Champion'' is a locally distributed community

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History

It was founded as ''The Canadian Champion and County of Halton Intelligencer'' in 1861 by James A. Campbell, and it was known for its outspoken political views. In 1862, it declared: Campbell sold the newspaper in 1864 to Robert Matheson and Isaac Hunter. Hunter would leave in 1866 to found the ''Halton Herald'' in Georgetown, Ontario. From 1869 to 1882, the paper would see a succession of owners, until settling with the partnership of William Panton and David Watson Campbell. That would last until Campbell's sudden death in 1896. Panton would continue as sole publisher until he sold the ''Champion'' to John W. Blight and F. Leonard White in 1927. After Blight's death, the ''Champion'' was sold to G. Arlof Dills, publisher of '' The Acton Free Press'', in November 1943. Dills stated, "It will be our aim to make the two papers as distinct as the needs of the two communities." The ''Champion'' would remain in the ownership of the Dills family until 1978, when it would be sold to Inland Publishing, which would later merge with Metrospan Community Newspapers in 1981 to form Metroland.

Other Milton newspapers

The ''Champion'' was not the only newspaper covering Milton events. The ''Halton Journal'' had already begun in 1855, but there is no record of when it ceased publication. The ''Halton New Era'' was published in the early 1860s, and the ''Halton News'' ran for a short time from 1877. The ''Milton Reformer'' was the most successful competitor, being published from 1885 to 1932, until selling its subscription list to the ''Champion''.

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