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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…
The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters from 1976. Besides the regular news of competitions and results, BCPA Life Member Bill Elder has compiled the following interesting news of that year: Donald Morrison from Aberdeen to judge the 44th Annual Gathering Letter about the formation of the…
Dear BCPA Members. I would like to welcome you to the new Board of Directors. Please visit the Contact Us page for the new Board. I wish to thank the past Board for all the hard work and dedication to the BCPA. I especially want to thank Rob MacNeil for his service to the Association…
The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters from 1975. Besides the regular news of competitions and results, BCPA Life Member Bill Elder has compiled the following interesting news of that year: Angus MacLellan, Oban Gold Medallist to judge 43rd Annual Gathering Annual Gathering switches to the Good…
This is a reminder that the Annual General Meeting of the British Columbia Pipers’ Association will be on Saturday, November 21, 2020 from 9:00 am to 11:30 am Pacific Standard Time as an ONLINE MEETING ONLY. Previous announcement can be found at Notice of BCPA Annual General Meeting – Saturday November 21, 2020 made on…
The results of the inaugural 2020 November BCPA Online Mini-Gathering are now posted on the Results page. https://www.bcpipers.org/services/results/ Beginning after 3 pm on November 15, competitors’ adjudication sheets and any prize certificates they have won will be automatically emailed to the email address they used to register for this competition. The emails will be metered…
November 11, 2020 Remembrance Day ceremonies in many communities across British Columbia were cancelled or significantly limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on gatherings. As a result, the sounds of pipes and drums at cenotaphs and legions on this solemn day were largely silenced, except for a few specifically designated ceremonies in major cities…
The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters from 1974. Besides the regular news of competitions and results, BCPA Life Member Bill Elder has compiled the following interesting news of that year: Search is on for new Editors Iain MacFadyen to judge Annual Gathering Results of the 42nd…
A link to the Orders of Play and Adjudicators Assignments for the 2020 Nov BCPA Online Mini-Gathering is located here. Adjudicators will adjudicate the players submitted videos according to the orders of play. For events where the names of multiple tunes were required to be submitted with the entry (Events 141, 153, 155), players have…
The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters from 1973. Besides the regular news of competitions and results, BCPA Life Member Bill Elder has compiled the following interesting news of that year: Results of the inaugural 1972 Triumph Street Pipe Band competition, which included unique events, the debut…
BCPA Life Member Jack Lee captured the Piobaireachd event at the 2020 Glenfiddich Championship and placed 2nd overall on October 30 at Blair Castle in Blair Atholl, Scotland. Stuart Liddell captured the Overall Championship and Willie McCallum won the March, Strathspey & Reel event. Implementing a strict COVID-19 Safety Plan, the event was conducted on…
The application forms and information for the 2020 BCPA Bursaries are posted at: https://www.bcpipers.org/services/grants-bursaries/ There are two bursaries available for Fall 2020: Neil O. Stubberfield Piobaireachd Bursary BCPA Tuition Bursary The Fall closing date to apply for the BCPA Bursaries is Sunday November 1, 2020. Please note that defined programs of regular solo or band…