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Mar 7, 20181 min read
Date of the Cambridge Scottish Festival
The PPBSO previously incorrectly reported the date of the Cambridge Scottish Festival as being on July 14, 2018. The correct date is July...
Mar 6, 20181 min read
2018 Band MEF Available
The 2018 Band Master Entry Form is now available on the PPBSO website at http://ppbso.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/PPBSO-Master-Entry-F...
Jan 4, 20181 min read
Change in location for Toronto Branch Knockout
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Toronto Branch Knockout scheduled for January 6th has been moved to St. Andrew’s College located at...
Dec 4, 20171 min read
Reminder: 2017 AGM
As a reminder for all our members, the 2017 Annual General Meeting is this Saturday, December 9th at the Milton Legion (21 Charles...
Nov 24, 20171 min read
Tom Brown Cup Awarded
This Saturday, November 25th, the Ottawa Branch of the PPBSO will dedicate a new trophy in memory of Tom Brown. The Pipe Major Tom Brown...
Nov 15, 20171 min read
George Sherriff Memorial
Countdown until the 23rd Annual George Sherriff Memorial Invitational Competition this coming Saturday at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church,...
Sep 4, 20171 min read
Solo Piping Grades 4 and 5 Suggested Tunes
As the competition season ends and new school year begins, people start thinking about learning new tunes for the next season. This make...
Aug 2, 20171 min read
Solo Requirements
With Maxville right around the corner, we’d like to take this opportunity to remind our members (and our guests) of some of the...
Jul 24, 20171 min read
Maxville Notes
A few notes about Maxville: Although some roster changes can still be made in accordance with sections D-1 and D-2 of the rule book, the...
Jul 4, 20171 min read
Kincardine Band Meeting
The band meeting at Kincardine this Saturday, July 8th will be held at 10:00 instead of the usual 11:00. As always, bands are required to...
Jun 14, 20171 min read
Cobourg Band Changes
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we’ve had to make some changes to the band circles at Cobourg this weekend. The new band contest start...
Jun 1, 20171 min read
Announcing the Teacher Database
If you’re a piping, snare, tenor, or bass drumming teacher, we want to know! In conjunction with our Let’s Try the Bagpipes! pilot...
Jun 1, 20171 min read
<em>Let’s Try the Bagpipes!</em>
Let’s Try the Bagpipes! is a pilot project of the PPBSO at the Georgetown Highland Games and the Fergus Scottish Festival in 2017. The...
May 17, 20172 min read
Tom Brown (1976 – 2017)
Pipe Major for the Air Command Pipes and Drums and PPBSO Adjudicator Thomas (Tom) J. Brown passed away, peacefully, on May 16, 2017. Pipe...
Mar 16, 20171 min read
Reay Mackay
The PPBSO is profoundly saddened by the passing of lifetime member Reay Mackay. Reay was a highly respected adjudicator, instructor, Pipe...
Mar 6, 20171 min read
2017 Solo Grading Deadline
As a reminder to all members, please note that the deadline for submitting applications for solo upgrades is April 1st. After that date,...
Feb 26, 20172 min read
2017 Rule Book and Contest Registration
Registrations for the 2017 season are now open and the master entry forms are available online. As well, the 2017 Rule Book is also...
Feb 5, 20171 min read
Geoff Neigh
Geoff Neigh passed away this morning as a result of his long struggle with ALS. Geoff was a long time member of the Society, an...
Jan 27, 20171 min read
Connie Blaney
The PPBSO extends its condolences to Connie Blaney’s family, friends, and all of those at the Glengarry Highland Games. At home on...
Dec 17, 20161 min read
PPBSO Membership Dues
At its December meeting, the Board of Directors made a slight change to the membership renewal dates. Memberships renewals continue to be...
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