The first Piobaireachd Club meeting of the 2015/16 season is on Friday, October 9 starting at 7:30 pm. It will be hosted by Ron Sutherland at his residence, 4169 Lions Avenue, North Vancouver, BC. The feature piper will be Jack Lee, who by winning the 2014 Bratach Gorm in London qualified for the 2015 Glenfiddich…
2015/16 BCPA Membership Application/Renewal and Mini-Gatherings Online Entry Open
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•BCPA new memberships and membership renewals for 2015/16 are now open here. You can use the online system or print out the PDF form and mail in. Also, the 2015/16 BCPA Mini-Gatherings online entry is now open here. For the Mini-Gatherings, only online entries are accepted. Please support the Association by renewing or taking out a…
Promotions for the 2015/16 season, Mini-Gatherings, Grand Aggregate Awards, and Membership Renewal
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•Promotions for the 2015/16 season have been announced and are available on the Promotions page. Congratulations to all competitors for your hard work last year. The 2015/16 BCPA Mini-Gatherings will be on Saturdays November 7 and February 20 at Pitt River Middle School, Port Coquitlam, BC. The 2015 BCPA Grand Aggregate Awards ceremony will take…
The passing of Pipe Major Andy Perrie, Vancouver Police Pipe Band
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•Andrew “Andy” Perrie, the longest serving pipe major and band member in the history of the Vancouver Police Pipe Band passed away on September 5, 2015. Andy joined the Vancouver Police and the Vancouver Police Pipe Band in 1951, served as pipe major from 1967 to 1984, and band member until 2011. His obituary will…