The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters from 1979. Besides the regular news of competitions and results, BCPA Life Member Bill Elder has compiled the following interesting news of that year: Note on avoiding taking sealskin sporrans into the U.S. as they may be confiscated by U.S.…
Last week marked the significant anniversary of a tragic event in the history of the BC Pipers’ Association, the Vancouver Police Pipe Band, the Vancouver Police Department, and the City of Vancouver. On December 7, 1955, 40 year old Constable Gordon Sinclair was killed in the line of duty investigating a potential burglary in the…
The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters from 1978. Besides the regular news of competitions and results, BCPA Life Member Bill Elder has compiled the following interesting news of that year: BCPA Life Member Pipe Major Malcolm Nicholson C.M. invested as a Member of the Order of…
The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters from 1977. Besides the regular news of competitions and results, BCPA Life Member Bill Elder has compiled the following interesting news of that year: New Newsletter Editor Alex Young assisted by Helen Young. Alex Young also becomes President Letter from…
