Norma Nicholson Thompson, youngest daughter of Order of Canada Member the late Pipe Major Malcolm Nicholson, C.M, and the first female piper to win the BCPA MacCrimmon Memorial Cairn for Open Piobaireachd in 1964, passed away in Toronto on May 15, 2019. Norma was a prolific prize winner in the Open grade in the 1960s…
Captain (Ret.) Allen McLeod, former piper in the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Pipes & Drums, City of Port Moody Legion 119 Pipe Band, and Vancouver Police Pipe Band passed away from cancer on May 30, 2019. His multi-faceted life is documented in the following video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GELej36cybM Allen’s Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00…
Family and friends of Maureen Lee have established the Maureen Lee Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Celtic Arts Foundation in Mount Vernon, WA. The fund will provide scholarships for highland pipers to the Celtic Arts Foundation’s Winter School. Donations to the fund can be made at https://celticarts.org/donations/scholarships/ The following details of the fund are from…
The Celebration of Life for Maureen Lee MacDonald will be held on Saturday May 11, 2019, 1:00 pm at the Berea Baptist Church, 6062 132 St, Surrey, BC V3X 1M8 UPDATE: Donations in Maureen’s memory can be made to the Maureen Lee Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Celtic Arts Foundation. The Passing of Maureen Lee…
