Get Practicing! Summer Contest Update!
Some preliminary news to pass along today regarding the coming summer games season. While some games have decided to hang on with a “wait...
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Feb 26, 20211 min read
Town Hall Feb 27 @10 am!
A friendly reminder that The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario is presenting a 45-minute town hall for members Saturday, February...
Feb 19, 20211 min read
Georgetown Highland Games 2021
Georgetown Highland Games committee have today advised The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario of their difficult decision to cancel...
Feb 13, 20211 min read
Jim McGillivray appointed Music Committee Chair
Jim McGillivray appointed Chair of the Music Committee of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario along with five additional members...
Feb 12, 20211 min read
PPBSO Town Hall!
Save the date! The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario is presenting a 45-minute town hall for members Saturday, February 27, 2021 at...
Aug 7, 20201 min read
Piping Live! 2020
Join Piping Live! on Saturday 8th August for The Silver Chanter with 6 top pipers playing MacCrimmon Piobaireachd. Then from Monday 10th...
Jul 1, 20201 min read
Online Contest Series
The PPBSO is happy to announce four additional online contests to round out our summer series. The contests will be in the same format as...
Jun 2, 20201 min read
Registration open for first online contest
Registration has now opened for our online contest! You can find all the contest details at https://ppbso.org/2020-online-contest-series.
May 31, 20203 min read
PPBSO Announces Online Competitions and Webinars
Since the unfortunate cancellation of our summer season, the Board of Directors, the Music Committee, and some member volunteers have...
Apr 22, 20201 min read
Maxville 2020 Cancelled
The Glengarry Highland Games committee has taken the incredibly difficult decision to cancel the games for 2020 (the full statement can...
Apr 17, 20201 min read
Almonte Highland Games – Cancelled
The North Lanark Highland Games have cancelled the Almonte games due to the uncertainty of the impact of COVID-19 on their event in 2020.
Apr 15, 20201 min read
Cambridge Scottish Festival Cancelled
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak and circumstances beyond their control, the Cambridge Scottish Festival has regretfully announced the...
Apr 12, 20206 min read
Membership Update
To say that these are unprecedented times is an understatement. On the second Saturday of each month, the PPBSO Board of Directors meets....
Apr 7, 20201 min read
Kingsville and Kincardine – Cancelled
We sadly must report that both the Kingsville Highland Games and the Kincardine Scottish Festival have been cancelled for 2020. Our...
Mar 30, 20201 min read
Embro Highland Games – Cancelled
Unfortunately the Embro Highland Games scheduled for July 1st have been cancelled for 2020 due to concerns around the COVID-19 virus. All...
Mar 29, 20201 min read
Updated: Additional Postponements and Cancellations due to COVID-19
As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve both locally and globally, the PPBSO is working closely with our highland games partners to...
Mar 15, 20202 min read
Updated: PPBSO Response to COVID-19
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I’d like to tell all our members of the PPBSO’s current planning and status regarding COVID-19....
Feb 20, 20202 min read
K. Bruce MacDonald (1944 – 2020)
It’s with regret and sadness that we report the passing of long time member and judge K. Bruce MacDonald on Tuesday. Details can be found...
Aug 27, 20191 min read
Bob Allen (1931 – 2019)
It is with profound sadness that the PPBSO notes the passing of Lifetime Member and former President Bob Allen. Bob was a friend to many...
Jul 22, 20191 min read
Maxville Notes
A couple of important announcements regarding Maxville. The first is a reminder that the band meeting for the Grade 5 bands at Maxville...
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