The Celtic Arts Foundation is pleased to present the 7th Annual Autumn Smallpipes Workshop from Friday, September 29th – Sunday, October 1st. Instructors include Gold Medalist Fred Morrison, and well-known Vermont, USA Smallpiper, Iain MacHarg. Mostly geared for intermediate and advanced players, workshop time will be split between Reelpipe, Smallpipe and whistle instructions. Music sessions…
Recently, BCPA received from the family of the late Chester MacNeill of Portland many old souvenir programmes of highland games in the Pacific Northwest. The earliest programme was from the Vancouver St. Andrew & Caledonian Society’s 1926 Caledonian Games, held at Hastings Park (currently the site of the Pacific National Exhibition in northeast Vancouver). In…
Nominations for the Mary MacKinnon Memorial Service Award must be submitted by August 31, 2017. Please visit the Bursaries and Awards page for more information, to download the 2017 nomination form and rules for nomination: https://archive.bcpipers.org/services/grants-bursaries/
The Delta Police Pipe Band is mourning the untimely death of our first Drum Major, Robert Burns: August 14, 1942 – July 7th, 2017. Bob had both military and police careers. He served with the Queen’s Own Rifles (regular force) from 1959 to 1966 and was stationed in West Germany with NATO Forces from 1960…
