Join piper and composer Jim Barrie on February 5, 2022 for the next BCPA Saturday seminar on the Cameron-style of…
Read more →The following is the third and final article in a 40th anniversary series about Jack Lee’s Gold Medal and Silver…
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Read more →Iain MacDonald is the long-time pipe major of the City of Regina Pipe Band and the piper and instructor synonymous…
Read more →It is a remarkable achievement. The year 2021 marked the 40th anniversary of one of the most catalytic events in…
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At its January 5, 2019 meeting, the BCPA Board of Directors reviewed members feedback on the December 2018 proposed revisions to the BCPA competition rules. The approved rules changes have been materialized in the documents published on the Rules page. The specific changes are enumerated in the revisions table at the end of each rules…
Andrew Peck, former piper in the SFU Pipe Band and its first band manager when the City of Port Moody Pipe Band became the SFU Pipe Band in 1981, passed away on January 15. Andrew started piping with the Richmond Boys Pipe Band in the late 1960s and was a member of the Richmond Pipe…
REMINDER; to all BCPA member bands which plan to participate in any sanctioned BCPA competition in 2019; Band membership rosters must be submitted to the BCPA by March 1, 2019. This requirement applies to all bands who plan to compete in sanctioned events, whether registered with the BCPA or not. Please click here to access…
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The results of the 2019 February BCPA Mini-Gathering are now posted on the Results page. Photos from the 2019 February BCPA Mini-Gathering will soon be posted on the BCPA Photo Gallery. Our thanks to Phil Edge for taking photos of the prize and aggregate winners, the White Spot Pipe Band for running the food concession, and…
Online entry and band contest & Ceilidh tickets for the 2019 BCPA Annual Gathering are now open here Please read the 2019 Annual Gathering Information Guide first before entering events or purchasing tickets. Also, payment for entries and tickets must be completed within 15 minutes of registering or registration is automatically cancelled. Note: The CPA…
The schedule for the February 16, 2019 BCPA Mini-Gathering is now posted here The Mini-Gathering will once again be held at Pitt River Middle School, 2070 Tyner Road, Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 2Z1 and starts at 11:00 am EXCEPT GRADE 2 PIOBAIREACHD WHICH STARTS AT 10:30 AM. Other details are located in the Information Guide…
A link to the Orders of Play for the 2019 February Mini-Gathering is now posted here: https://archive.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-FEB-BCPA-MiniGathering-OOP.pdf The complete schedule of events will be posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. Other details are located in the Information Guide located here.
February 9, 2019 – Burnaby, BC – Jori Chisholm captured the 4th annual Boney Music Memorial Invitational Piping Competition and Recital, held at the Halpern Centre on the Burnaby campus of Simon Fraser University. The event raised over $2,300 for brain cancer research for the British Columbia Cancer Foundation, $1,000 of which was donated from…
10 years ago this month, my Dad died from the same brain tumor that took Andrew Bonar’s life. My Dad, who bought me my first set of pipes, who drove me to my private lessons, and who with my Mum celebrated their wedding again as part of the “Highland Wedding” ceremony created by Lt. Col…
Room MBC 3901 (also called “Pub Undergrounds”) in the Maggie Bentson Centre will now be where the BCPA Special General Meeting will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2019 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Campus, 8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 The Maggie Bentson Centre is located directly across…
