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Jun 11, 20232 min read

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, 20232 min read

"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, 20231 min read

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, 20232 min read

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, 20231 min read

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, 20231 min read

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, 20232 min read

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, 20232 min read

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, 20231 min read

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, 20231 min read

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, 20231 min read

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, 20232 min read

“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, 20232 min read

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, 20231 min read

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...

Apr 8, 20231 min read

Champion Supreme points available for soloists at concurrent Ottawa, Western Branch events

Two upcoming indoor competitions on May 6 will offer soloists the opportunity to earn Champion Supreme points towards their summer games...

Mar 7, 20231 min read

Highland Games Stewards' Meeting!

A brief meeting is planned for Wednesday, April 12, 2023 - 7:00 PM - for for both those currently active PPBSO stewards and those who...

Feb 7, 20232 min read

Kingsville Highland Games: Big money for competing along with a red carpet welcome - & Quartets!

This year - Saturday, June 24, 2023 - the Kingsville Highland Games is giving piping, drumming and pipe band competitors something no...

Jan 17, 20232 min read

Opportunity Knocks! Calling Highland Games Stewards!

The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario is currently in planning mode for the coming 2023 season of exciting Highland games. Most know...

Jan 14, 20231 min read

Maxville Games 1989: Grade 1 Pipe Band Medleys

Here’s another offering from the History & Archives committee of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario: the grade 1 pipe band event...

Dec 3, 20223 min read

Welcome & 2022 AGM!

Welcome to our new website! Our old website owes us nothing: it has served us for about 14 years. Thank you, WordPress. As you know,...