February 24, 2018 – Burnaby, BC – Alastair Lee captured the 3rd annual Boney Music Memorial Invitational Piping Competition and…
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The 2018 BC Highland Games and Scottish Festival will be held June 16, 2018 in Coquitlam, BC. Please click here for the link to download an entry form or to access the online entry form. The link is also available on the BCPA Homepage. Entries close Saturday, May 26, 2018.
The 24th Annual Skagit Valley Highland Games will be held July 14 and July 15, 2018 in Mount Vernon, WA. Please click here for the link to download an entry form or to access the online entry form. The link is also available on the BCPA Homepage. Entries must be electronically submitted or postmarked by…
The sport of hockey is synonymous with being Canadian. The tragedy of the bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos Junior A Hockey team has touched communities far and wide – in Canada, the US and around the world. Port Coquitlam residents Pipe Major David Hilder and Pipe Sergeant Shaunna Hilder of the Dowco Triumph Street…
Linda Robertson has auditioned for and been accepted to play with Pipers Trail at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo for August 2018. Linda started playing pipes at the age of 14. Her music education began at the age of seven on the flute. She studied under the Principle flutist for the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra for…
The 72nd Annual Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games will be held July 28 and 29, 2018 in Enumclaw, WA Please click here for the link to download an entry form or to access the online entry form. Mailed entries must be postmarked by June 24, 2018.
The deadline for entries to the 2017 Victoria Highland Games is Friday, April 28, 2018. The online entry can be found on the website at:https://bcpipers.wildapricot.org/event-2871196
Forward by Rob MacNeil, President, BC Pipers’ Association On April 19, 1978, BCPA Life Member Malcolm Nicholson, C.M. was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario. recognizing a remarkable legacy of services to piping in Canada. A founding member of the BCPA, Pipe Major of the Vancouver…
Back by popular demand . . . A Celtic Celebration! Featuring Northwest Junior Pipe Band and Friends ‘Supporting young pipers and drummers in the Pacific Northwest’ Saturday, May 12th Concert 7pm. Whisky Tasting Pre-Event 5:00pm (special ticket) Edmonds Center for the Arts in Edmonds, WA Tickets: http://www.edmondscenterforthearts.org/events/1-a-celtic-celebration Treat yourself to the dramatic music of the…
The following background information and request for support has been submitted by Rachel Parkinson. Rachel is a New Zealand citizen currently living in Metro Vancouver, and has recently competed in the New Zealand Pipe Band Championships in Rotorua (about 300 km from Gisborne). New Zealand has traditionally had a very active and vibrant pipe band…
BCPA is pleased to announce that online entry for the piping, drumming, and pipe band events at the new 2018 Bellingham Scottish Gathering at Hovander Homestead Park on June 2, 2018 is now OPEN at https://bcpipers.wildapricot.org/event-2890925 We thank people for their patience as BCPA assists the new competition in their establishment. As indicated in the…
The following items were found in the band rooms at the 2018 BCPA Annual Gathering. Contact BCPA Secretary secretary@bcpipers.org to retrieve. The following item was found in a room at the 2017 BCPA Annual Gathering. Contact BCPA Secretary secretary@bcpipers.org to retrieve. If unclaimed by end of April, it will be discarded.
The complete results of the 2018 Annual Gathering are now posted on the Results page. They include the per event results, the aggregate/overall winners in the solo and band events, and details of the band results. In addition, winners of the special event awards are included. The Grand Aggregate standings will be updated on April…
