This was not an amicable split, with the Herald attacking the Reform politics of the Champion in its early days, until Barber stepped in.
During the first three decades, the paper passed through a number of different owners, including Mr. Hunter until 1869, Joseph & Richard Craig, Nelson Burns (1871), and Thomas Starret (1874).
The paper’s acquisition in 1886 by Robert D. Warren saw it move to share a building with the Georgetown branch of the Bank of Hamilton.
Walter also found time to be a town councillor, Chairman of Georgetown Board of Education, and Lions Club member.
[13] After 125 years of serving the Halton Hills communities, the Thomson chain cited “poor financial result and limited prospect for improvement” for closing it.