Andrew Lee Dazzles Crowd to Win Boney Music Invitational

Competitors of the 2nd annual Boney Music Invitational Piping Competition and recital. Andrew Lee of Surrey, British Columbia, stunned…

RCMP "E" Division Pipes & Drums on the Great Wall of China, September 2016

Picture credit: Mike Chisholm RCMP “E” Division Pipes & Drums performs at the Beijing International Tourism Festival, September 2016, Beijing,…

Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Pipes & Drums Highland Homecoming, September 2016

Picture credit: Rob MacNeil Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Pipes & Drums parade back to the Seaforth Armories following a four…

Vancouver Police Pipe Band performs at the 2016 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, August 2016

Picture credit: The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Vancouver Police Pipe Band performs at the 2016 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, August…

Delta Police Pipe Band performs with Sir Paul McCartney, April 2016

Picture credit: Mike Delta Police Pipe Band performs with Sir Paul McCartney, April 2016, at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC

by Sheena Cook • 10/21/2017

Every year BC/Yukon Command of The Royal Canadian Legion partners with the BC Lions Football club to organize a half-time show dedicated to honouring our Veterans and current serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces. The Salute to Veterans Half Time Show will be held on Saturday, November 4th and we hope that your band…

by Robert MacNeil • 10/17/2017

Andrew Bonar 2008 BCPA KO Final (thumbnail)

The Celebration of Life for Andrew William “Boney” Bonar will be held at the Mary Pattison Chapel at Pacific Academy, 10238 168 St, Surrey, BC at 3:00 pm on Sunday, October 22, 2017. In 2016, Andrew created the Boney Music Invitational to raise monies for brain cancer research. At his request, the BC Pipers Association…

by Robert MacNeil • 10/17/2017

The Memorial Service for BCPA Life Member Ian MacDougall will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 11:00 am at the Cascade Community Church (Salvation Army), 35190 Delair Road, Abbotsford. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Kidney Foundation or a charitable foundation of your choice. The link to Ian’s obituary…

by Robert MacNeil • 10/13/2017

BCPA Life Member Andrew Bonar passed away on October 13, 2017 surrounded by his family following a courageous battle against brain cancer. “Boney”, as he was affectionately known, was a top Open piper who won all the major BCPA solo awards multiple times (MacCrimmon Memorial Cairn, Knockout Final, Annual Gathering Aggregate, Grand Aggregate), won top…

by Robert MacNeil • 10/13/2017

BCPA Life Member and former President Ian MacDougall passed away on October 11, 2017. Ian was the long serving Pipe Major of the competitively successful Abbotsford Legion Pipe Band, prize winning Open piper, adjudicator, and respected teacher of young pipers and juvenile bands in the Fraser Valley. He dedicated many years to the promotion and…

by Robert MacNeil • 10/13/2017

The results of BCPA work on realigning band grades and band grade assignments for the 2018 season is presented here. http://www.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/BCPA-announcement-on-realignment-of-band-grades-and-bands-for-2018-season.pdf All BCPA region competition pipe bands are advised to carefully review the document, which will be discussed as part of the online Pipe Bands Leadership Forum Conference on October 14, 2017. Conference registration details have previously…

by Sheena Cook • 10/10/2017

There will be a Piobaireachd Club meeting to be held at the home of Ron Sutherland, 4169 Lions Avenue, North Vancouver. It will be on Friday, October 20, 7:30PM Jack Lee will be the piper of the month. He is one of the ten pipers invited to the prestigious Glenfiddich competition at Blair Castle in…

by Sheena Cook • 10/10/2017

BCPA congratulates the following BCPA members on their prizes at the 2017 Nicol-Brown Amateur Piping Invitational competition on October 7 in Scotia, NY. Alistair Bevan – Overall winner – 1st March, Strathspey & Reel – 1st 6/8 Marches – 2nd Piobaireachd Charlie Morris – 3rd Overall – 4th Piobaireachd – 5th March,…

by Sheena Cook • 09/24/2017

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, You are cordially invited to the 2017, St Andrew’s Ball, Vancouver. Saturday, Nov 18th, 2017, 6pm-11pm, Ticket price $130 at the Coast Plaza Hotel, 1763 Comox Street Four course formal dinner and all night Scottish Country dancing, with music provided by the Vancouver Fiddle Orchestra and entertainment by Shot of…

by Kevin McLean • 09/18/2017

Registration for the 2017-2018 Mini-Gatherings are now available here. You can also find information regarding tune requirements and rules there as well. Please remember you can sign up for a BCPA membership here as well and find out more information about memberships here. We look forward to seeing you at the first contests of the…

by Kevin McLean • 09/18/2017

The online BCPA membership registration is now available here. For a hard-copy Membership registration form as well as the Pipe Band Roster forms and the Add/Release/Transfer forms, please visit the membership page. We urge both new and returning members to take out or renew their memberships as soon as possible. BCPA membership fees help fund and…

by Kevin McLean • 09/18/2017

The list of mandatory promotions for the 2017-2018 season is now available on the promotions page. The Promotions page also contains the BCPA Regrading Appeal Form.

by Sheena Cook • 09/12/2017

Have you saved the date? Sat, Nov 18th. Are you bringing a table of 8 (or 10)? Get your tables ready or we can help place you! Coast Plaza Hotel, 1763 Comox Street – $130 per ticket (limited discount tickets available) Formal attire – Have you heard of ‘Affordable Kilts’? www.affordablekilts.com We’ve got all your…

by Kevin McLean • 09/06/2017

Congratulations to all BCPA bands and members who have made our association proud with strong representation across the world. World Pipe Band Championships: Grade 1: Simon Fraser University Pipe Band 5th overall (7th in the MSR, 5th in the Medley, tied for 3rd overall in drumming) Dowco Triumph Street 12th overall (12th in the MSR,…

by Sheena Cook • 09/05/2017

Robert Heggie, Co-Founder of the Palm Springs Pipe Band, says their numbers swell in the winter with Canadian Snowbirds. Any Canadian Snowbird pipers and drummers who are planning a trip to Palm Springs, CA this winter, bring your instruments along and feel free to join the the Palm Springs Pipe Band during your stay. For more…