''The Peel Banner'' is a newspaper that was published out of the village of

Brampton, Ontario Brampton ( or ) is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Brampton is a city in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a lower-tier municipality within Peel Region. The city has a population of 656,480 as of the 2021 Census, making it th ...

. Released on Thursdays, the paper was the local voice for the

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. Its local competition was ''

The Brampton Times The ''Brampton Times'' is a newspaper that was published in Brampton, Ontario, Canada until the early 1990s, when ''The Brampton Guardian''’s free distribution eroded the ''Times'' subscription base. Judi McLeod worked for the Times as a city-ha ...

'', also Reform, and ''

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'', which would eventually take a conservative perspective. Alexander Dick was the editor and publisher from at least 1878 to 1882. According to ''Pettengill's newspaper directory and advertiser's handbook for 1878'', the publication had circulation of 1,008, versus the ''Times''′ 1,100. As of 1881, the ''Banner'' was the largest publication, 8 pages compared to 4 pages from either competitor. Subscriptions were up to 1,056. As of 1882, subscriptions were $1 per month, fifty cents cheaper than the competitors. By 1885, the publication reached 1220 subscribers.

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