WHATS NEW:

September A photo from the Northen Meeting of Alan and Colin has been provided by Terry Lee and can be found on the ALBUMS page.

September 4 Alan Bevan has captured the Gold Medal at Inverness. G Geddes second and Calum Beaumont placed third.
Colin Lee Took the Silver Medal.
Alan, Calum and Colin are members of Simon Fraser University Pipe band, current World Cahmpions.

August 17- Three Photos of SFU with the trophies can be found on the ALBUMS page. Thanks to Rob MacNeil.

August 16- Simon Fraser University Pipe Band wins 2008 World Championships. Also, SFU Drum Corps won the Drumming in both MSR and Medley.

Other BCPA Bands at the Worlds;
Northwest Junior Pipe Band, Fifth place in novice.
Keith Highlanders, Third in Grade 4B
White Spot Pipe Band, Sixth in Juvenile.
The BCPA extends congratulations to all competing bands.
Full results are available on the RSPBA Website.

August 7- William (Bill) Logie Paterson, founder of the Bellingham Pipe Band and co-founder of the Bellingham Highland Games, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2008.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday August 16th, at Bayview Chapel (Lakeway & Woburn). In lieu of flowers, memorials in Bill's name may be made to the Whatcom County Humane Society, 3710 Williamson Way, Bellingham, WA 98225; to St. Francis Extended Health Care, 3121 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225; or to a charity of your choice.

August 4-Solo and band results from Spokane HG are now available on the RESULTS page.

August 4-2008 BCPA top 10 Grand Aggregate finishers, solo and band, can be found on the RESULTS page.

July 29-Another album of 14 photos form the PNWHG can be found on the ALBUMS page. Thanks to Dave Wood for these.

July 29-Four albums of photos form the PNWHG can be found on the ALBUMS page. Thanks to Gord Haddon for these.

July 28-Pipe Band Master Tally Sheets for PNWHG have been posted to the RESULTS page.

July 28-Solo results for PNWHG can be found on the RESULTS page.

July 22-Corrected Pipe Band Tally Sheets for Skagit Valley Games have been posted to the RESULTS page. The BCPA apologises for any confusion that this may have caused.

July 21-Portland Pipe Band and Solo Results can be found on the RESULTS page.

July 16-Comox Valley HG Solo and Band results can now be found on the RESULTS page. This delay was the result of a virus on the compiler's computer and rounding up the hand written results took some time.

July 16-Updated band tally sheets to include Sunday events for Skagit Valley games have been posted to the RESULTS page.

July 14-Complete results from the Skagit Valley Games are now available on the RESULTS page.

July 14- Lost and now found At Bellingham games, one practice chanter, probably black in color... At Skagit Valley, one kilt pin with the motto"This I'll Defend." Contact Moira at .

July 14-Two albums from the Skagit Valley Highland Games can be found on the ALBUMS page.

July 14-An album of 53 photos from the Kamloops Highland Games can be found on the ALBUMS page, thanks to Gord Haddon.

July 13- Complete results for the Kamloops Games and the BC Legion Games can be found on the RESULTS page.

July 3-Please read the notice linked on the Skagit Valley Site for important information regarding changes at the venue for both solo and band competitors.

July 1-BC Games Pipe Band Tally Sheets can be found on the RESULTS page.

The BC Pipers Association would like to apologize on behalf of the BC Highland Games for reading the grade 3 band result out incorrectly. The Portland Metro Pipe Band place first overall on an ensemble preference.

June 30-BC Highland Games Solo Results can be found on the RESULTS page.

June 30-An album of 14 photos from the BC Highland Games has been posted to the ALBUMS page.

June 17-Full Results and Pipe Band Tally Sheets for SOS have been posted to the RESULTS page.

June 15-An album of 45 photos from the SOS Games can be found HERE. Thanks to Gord Haddon.

June 14- Information regarding the Pro Piobaireachd competition st the BC Games can be found HERE. This is provided by Ron MacLeod.

June 13-REVISED schedule for SOS has been posted on left.

June 11-Solo piping and drumming results from Bellingham have been posted on the RESULTS page.

June 9-Pipe Band Tally sheets from Bellingham have been posted on the RESULTS page.

June 9-Two albums from the Bellingham games have been posted to the ALBUMS page.

June 4-For those travelling to the Bellingham Games on Saturday from Canada, limited lane openings at Peace Arch has made for long waits. For solo competitors, please allow plenty of time. Early morning lineups have been lenghty and will only get worse as the summer progresses. Border waits at both Peace Arch and the Pacific crossing have been affected by the closures.

May 27- Congratulations to Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band and Robert Malcolm Memorial III Pipe Band on their success at the Costa Mesa Games this past weekend. Go to the RESULTS ABROAD page for a full breakdown.

May 25-An album of 14 photos from the Victoria Highland Games Official Photographer, Nicolas Harvey, canbe found on the ALBUMS page.

May 21- Complete solo and Pipe band results from Victoria Highland games are available from the RESULTS page.

Please note that errors were made in the announcement of the Grade 3 Pipe Band Competition at the closing ceremonies. The over all winner of the Grade 3 Pipe Band contest is Greighlan Crossing Pipe Band and the Best Drum Corp is the Robert Malcolm Memorial III Pipe Band. Please refer to the posted results for more details. The Victoria Highland Games Piping and Drumming Committee apologizes for the errors.

Because of a change in the system of compiling results, there will be unavoidable delays in posting to the BCPA site until the bugs can be worked out. The loss of one individual to other pursuits has made changes involving three people in the workflow where one handled the job in the past before the info got to the webmaster. BCPA apologises for any inconvenience. Every effort will be made to have the results available within 72 hours until further notice.

May 20- STOLEN - on May 17th in the morning in Richmond from a van. 2 black Pearl Side Drums with Silver rims. Each in a Black Nylon carrying case with a sewn drum patch. and 2 Pearl Magnesium harnesses.
Contact Pat at 604-802-2576 or <irishpipesanddrums@hotmail.com>

May 19- Two photo albums from the Comox Valley and Victoria games, Have been added to the ALBUMS page. Thanks to Gord Haddon.

COMING EVENTS:

Oct 4- Castelgar Highland Games. See EVENTS page for details.