The Acton Free Press

The Acton Free Press
The front page of the March 13, 1958 edition of The Acton Free Press
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)
  • Joseph H. Hacking (1875–1877)
  • T. Albert Moore and S.W. Galbraith (1877–1878)
  • T. Albert Moore and H.P. Moore (1878–1879)
  • H.P. Moore (1879–1922)
  • H.P. Moore and G. Arlof Dills (1922–1927)
  • G. Arlof Dills (1927–1954)
  • Dills Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd. (1954–1978)
  • Inland Publishing Co. Ltd. (1978–1981)
  • Metroland Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd. (1981–1984) (closing)
Founder(s)Joseph H. Hacking
FoundedJuly 2, 1875 (1875-07-02)
Ceased publicationDecember 26, 1984 (1984-12-26)
Sister newspapers
  • The Canadian Champion (Milton)
  • The Georgetown Independent

The Acton Free Press was a weekly newspaper in Acton, Ontario, published from 1875 to 1984. The paper historically served the communities of Acton and Rockwood, and the surrounding townships of Esquesing, Nassagaweya, Eramosa and Erin.