Life Membership Award: Chris Buchanan
Chris Buchanan, long-time president of The Pipers' & Pipe Band Society of Ontario was awarded the PPBSO's Life Membership award at...
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- Jul 13, 2023
- 2 min
Reminder: PPBSO Highland Games Inclement Weather Policy!
We know that southern Ontario summer weather conditions can bring inclement weather with thunderstorms a common occurrence. With the...
- Jul 12, 2023
- 1 min
Calling Drummers! Massed drum fanfare @Maxville!
Drew Duthart, lead drummer of the 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band, will lead a corps of drummers in the closing massed bands of the...
- Jun 29, 2023
- 2 min
The Piobaireachd Society to manage the Silver Chanter
The Piobaireachd Society has agreed to take over the running of one of piping’s most iconic events, the Silver Chanter. It will do so...
- Jun 28, 2023
- 2 min
Vintage Gems: Angus MacAulay & Steve MacKinnon
Two more recordings have been digitized from the original shellac 78 RPM recordings held in the archives of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band...
- Jun 13, 2023
- 2 min
Real-time Contest Status! PPBSO pilots the use of WhatsApp!
With a view to improve the timing of band competitions and ensure bands know the precise status of a pipe band competition The Pipers’ &...
- Jun 11, 2023
- 2 min
Lifetime Membership: Sharon Duthart
Sharon Duthart marks 20 years this year as the unfailingly reliable and excellent Administrator of The Pipers' & Pipe Band Society of...
- Jun 11, 2023
- 2 min
"Come & Try" Tent a Booming Success @Georgetown!
The first Highland games of the season sanctioned by The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario is, of course, Georgetown Highland Games....
- Jun 5, 2023
- 1 min
Apply to be added to the PPBSO teacher’s list!
The PPBSO website will now have a list of Ontario piping and drumming instructors available for use by those wishing to learn pipes or...
- Jun 2, 2023
- 2 min
Highland Games 101!
This information will be useful if you’re new to the summer games circuit sanctioned by The Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario. And if...
- May 31, 2023
- 1 min
PPBSO approves new “Expectations of Membership”
Last week the Board of Directors of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society unanimously approved the adoption of a new policy related to member...
- May 11, 2023
- 1 min
Band Games Passes in the Mail!
Please contact the PPBSO if you have not received your Band Passes within five days from date of mailing. Do not wait until the day of...
- May 4, 2023
- 2 min
Help Wanted! PPBSO website!
Like many organizations the world over The Pipers' & Pipe Band Society of Ontario relies on its web presence to mark its virtual place in...
- Apr 26, 2023
- 2 min
Bands giving a pass to makeshift Kincardine event
At least five grade 2 bands, four from Ontario and one from the US, have all voluntarily backed away from an invitation by the Kincardine...
- Apr 24, 2023
- 1 min
Ontario adjudicators gather again after three-year absence
The PPBSO held its annual adjudicators’ seminar on Saturday, April 22 at the Toronto Police College in Etobicoke. Nearly 40 accredited...
- Apr 20, 2023
- 1 min
Kingsville Quartets Entry Form!
Further to our February announcement of the Kingsville Games' quartet piping contest (and $1500 participation prize draw!) the entry form...
- Apr 18, 2023
- 1 min
No PPBSO participation at Kincardine Games in 2023
The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario has been informed that the $7 million dollar “Downtown Dig” infrastructure project in the Town...
- Apr 14, 2023
- 2 min
“Come and Try” the pipes & drums coming to our games this summer!
Building on an initiative trialed a number of years ago by stalwart PPBSO members, Ellen Mole and Julie Stewart, the Education Committee...
- Apr 8, 2023
- 2 min
New PPBSO Community Outreach Officer role!
The Board of Directors of The Pipers' & Pipe Band Society of Ontario today unanimously approved the establishment of a new role,...
- Apr 8, 2023
- 1 min
Rule change: Grades 4 & 5 soloists
The Board of Directors of The Pipers' & Pipe Band Society of Ontario today approved a rule change that allows for competitors...
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