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2022 Highland Games Entries are Open!
The 2022 Highland Games season supported by The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario is scheduled and set to go! Master entry forms for...
Feb 23, 20221 min read


Music Committee Membership Change
The PPBSO Music Committee has made some changes to its membership. Former 78th Fraser Highlanders lead drummer Michael Hunter has...
Feb 21, 20222 min read

PPBSO to create task force to assess Piping & Drumming Qualifications Board curricula
At this morning’s meeting of the Board of Directors of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario it was decided that in order to...
Feb 12, 20221 min read

Summerblast! Summer school 2022 registration open!
The annual summer school of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario is all set to go! The PPBSO’s annual school, Summerblast!, will...
Feb 5, 20222 min read


PPBSO Merch Shop Open!
The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario has today launched a merch (merchandise) store. Members and interested supporters can purchase...
Jan 19, 20221 min read


2022 Membership Deadline Extended to March 1, 2022
The usual January 15, 2022 deadline to pay annual PPBSO memberships without penalty has been extended to March 1, 2022. More information...
Jan 14, 20221 min read


For PPBSO Massed Bands Next Summer!
Congratulations to Pipe Major Tyler Bridge who was the winner of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario’s recent 75th anniversary...
Dec 20, 20211 min read


Winners Announced! 75th Anniversary Composition Contest
Today the winners for The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario’s 75th anniversary composition contests were announced live on the...
Dec 12, 20212 min read

PPBSO AGM Update (with slides and new 75th anniversary logo!)
The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society held their 2021 Annual General Meeting today. 51 members participated by Zoom. To kick-off the meeting,...
Dec 4, 20211 min read

Reminder: PPBSO AGM TODAY (Saturday) – 1 pm EST
A reminder to members of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario of our Annual General Meeting tomorrow today, Saturday, December 4 at...
Dec 3, 20211 min read


PPBSO 75th Anniversary Youth Ensemble Announced!
The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario is happy to announce the formation of a new youth-focused program. In recognition of the...
Dec 2, 20212 min read

Notice of PPBSO AGM
In addition to notices distributed by email and Canada Post please find information here related to the upcoming, Saturday, December 4,...
Nov 25, 20211 min read


New massed band drum scores hit the field next season
All PPBSO pipe bands should be aware that The Alliance of North American Pipe Band Associations (ANAPBA) has revised all massed band drum...
Nov 17, 20211 min read


Opportunity knocks! Toronto Branch AGM (& K-O round 2!)
The Toronto Branch of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario will be hosting the second round of their annual knock-out competition...
Nov 16, 20211 min read


Dojo U. Offering PPBSO Members Free Workshops
A number of free online workshops are on offer this winter by Dojo University for PPBSO members. The first is Sunday November 14, at 1:00...
Nov 6, 20211 min read


Ian K. MacDonald wins 2021 Glengarry Cup
Ian K. MacDonald was the overall winner of the 2021 Glengarry Cup, which was hosted virtually by the Ottawa Branch of the Pipers’ and...
Oct 28, 20212 min read


PPBSO Championship Supreme celebration welcomes The Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario
The awards celebration to recognize the overall winning participants of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario’s 2021 competition...
Oct 26, 20211 min read


Toronto Branch 2021-2022 Knock-out ready for entries!
The Toronto Knockout is back with the same proctored video format as last year. Depending on how the world goes, the branch may switch to...
Sep 30, 20212 min read

The latest news from “The Sherriff”
It’s a ‘green light’ for the George Sherriff Memorial Invitational competition. With the ongoing concerns and restrictions surrounding...
Sep 21, 20212 min read


Update to PPBSO members (a little good news)
We’ve had a great summer. Our online season of “games”, with almost 1800 competitive performances, was a real success. Many of our...
Sep 20, 20212 min read
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