September 10, 1999 Terry and Jack Lee receive Canada’s Meritorious Service Medal

Terry and Jack Lee received Canada’s Meritorious Service Medal on September 10 at a national ceremony in Ottawa. The awards are in recognition of their service to culture and community.

Click here to go to the Piper and Drummer Magazine article about this.

Congratulations to Terry & Jack!

Thanks to Robert MacLeod for reminding me - via the BCPA Bulletin Board

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August 30, 1999 - Competition Results (RMM PB & more) from a month in Scotland

We (parents, siblings and band members - of the Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band - Juvenile /  Grade 3) returned last night to Vancouver, having spent 25 very enjoyable, and memorable days in Scotland.  The RMM Juvenile Band's  triumphant tour of Scotland concluded with a greeting by the RMM Grade 4 band at the Vancouver Airport - a wonderful end to the trip.

Not only did the band return home as World Champions in their class (their drum corp was top too), they (with  current membership - going back more than 12 months) have not lost a contest in Grade 3, or Juvenile, and they actually finished first in three Scottish Grade 2 band contests.

The Kids played in a total of 7 Scottish games, in a total of 12 events:

With the exception of the two Juvenile contests (which were the MSR), all events were the Medley.

Other News: Now, as you probably know by now there was other good news at the World Pipe Band Championship:  The parent band in the organization won too, in a spectacular fashion:

The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band is the World Champion Pipe Band for 1999! (their 3rd World championship in the last five years!), and ..... Reid Maxwell's drum corp is the Drum Corp Champions  (this is the first time in 12 years that the Schott's drum corp did not win! - amazingly, the last non Schott's corps to win was ... Reid's also..)

And.. it was a pretty good day for WUSPBA bands too - The L.A. Scots made it into the final of the Grade 1 contest, and their's is the Bass Section World Champion. - And the High Desert Pipes and Drums are the Grade 4B Championship.

And .. it was a pretty great day for North American Grade 2 Bands:  Five of the top six positions were filled by North American Grade 2 Pipe Bands, including the new Champions of Grade 2 - The City of Washington Pipe Band.

Those seem to be all the highlights that I remember right now..From your jet lagged reporter:

Bob..

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August 3, 1999 - BCPA 1999 Grand Aggregate Final Standings:

As announced in the Spring Newsletter, the BCPA will recognise Grand Aggregate winners for each competitive class.  The results from each solo and band event were tracked by the 'BCPA scoring and results team' (primarily Robert MacNeil and Mary MacKinnon) for the entire (outdoor) season - with points being awarded for the prize winners in each event.  The points for each event for the entire season were then added up, and following are the top six finishers in each class for 1999. 

PIPING

Grade 4
1. Blair Stewart
2. Sarah MacNeil
3. Patricia Patterson
4. James J. Burgon
5. Micah Babinski
6. Desiree Matheson


Grade 3
1. Andrew Lee
2. Justin Leroux
3. Rob Abel
4. Evan Stewart
5. Aaron Bergen
6. Robert Skelly


Grade 2
1. Angela Beckett & Kim Reid (tied)
3. Andrea Reid
4. Iain Bullis
5. Ian Nelson & Jessica Harder (tied)


Grade 1
1. Alison Dunsire
2. Sharon All
3. Rob Bruce
4. Ed McIlwaine
5. Alex Galloway
6. Kylie MacKintosh


Professional
1. Stuart Liddell
2. Alan Bevan
3. Colin Clansey
4. Alan Walters
5. Andrew Bonar
6. Matthew Welch



SIDE DRUMMING

Grade 4
1. Alexander Munro
2. Holly Tawse
3. Ian Fox
4. Chris Hutchinson
5. Sean Leroux
6. Cody Navid


Grade 3
1. Doug Hansford
2. Grant Maxwell
3. Jacqui Bird
4. Lorne Hamilton
5. Cary Bird
6. Laine Dawes


Grade 2
1. Carly Coulson
2. Josh Reid
3. Erin Davis
4. Russell Dingle
5. Brad Allen & Andrew Millar (tied)


Grade 1
1. Cameron Bullis
2. Tenille Brown
3. Kristen Coulson
4. Anders Jensen
5. Michael Ambech
6. Blake Schmidt & Rick Caines (tied)


Professional
1. Duncan Millar
2. Reid Maxwell
3. Sheila Annan
4. Andre Tessier
5. Carl Lenny
6. James P. Troy & Jacqui Troy (tied)



TENOR DRUMMING
1. Andrew Bullis
2. Leah Stewart
3. Mary Bruce
4. Sarah Ballard & Annie Head (tied)
6. Alison Frye & Jenny Schouten (tied)



BANDS

Grade 4
1. Robert Malcolm Memorial Gr4
2. White Spot
3. West Coast Highlanders
4. Angus Scott & Oregon Pipers Society (tied)
6. Northwest MacGregor


Grade 3
1. Robert Malcolm Memorial Gr3
2. Castle Cary Gr3
3. Elliott Bay
4. Triumph Street
5. R.P. Blandford
6. Campbell River Legion


Grade 2
1. Robert Malcolm Memorial Sr.
2. Maple Ridge
3. Prince Charles
4. City of Regina


Grade 1
1. Simon Fraser University
2. Abbotsford Police
3. Alberta Caledonia
4. Los Angeles Scots

Congratulations to all.

At a later date we will post the complete results for all classes and all competitors.

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August 2, 1999 - Pacific Northwest Highland Games  - complete results:

Another BIG THANK YOU to Robert MacNeil for sending these to me and much credit to Mary MacKinnon and Pat Bevan who supplied these results:

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Results of the Pacific Northwest Highland Games
July 31 & August 1, 1999
King County Fairgrounds, Enumclaw, WA

Saturday: Hot and sunny all day
Sunday: Overcast and drizzly in morning, clearing to hot sun in afternoon


Judges noted in brackets. Band Judges shown as (P,P,D,E)

PIPING

Beginner (on Pipes) Under 14 yrs (Keith Paton)
1. Colin Lee
2. Jesse Walker-Bills

Beginner (on Pipes) 14 yrs & Over (Rob MacNeil)
1. Kelly Warcup

TENOR DRUMMING

DRUM CORPS

Grade 4 Fanfare (John Kennedy)
1. White Spot
2. MacIntosh
3. Crow Creek


Grade 3 Fanfare (John Kennedy)
1. Robert Malcolm Memorial Gr.3


Grade 1 Fanfare (John Kennedy)
1. Abbotsford Police

PIPE CORPS - Quartettes

Grade 4 MSR (George Shepherd)
1. MacIntosh
2. White Spot
3. Misty Isle


Grade 3 MSR (Keith Paton)
1. R.P. Blandford
2. Robert Malcolm Memorial "B"
3. Robert Malcolm Memorial "A"


Grade 2 MSR (Rene Cusson)
1. Robert Malcolm Memorial Sr. "B"
2. Maple Ridge "B"
3. Robert Malcolm Memorial Sr. "A"


Grade 1 MSR (Harry McNulty)
1. Simon Fraser University "B"
2. Abbotsford Police "A"
3. Simon Fraser University "A"


BANDS - Saturday

Grade 4 Medley (Rene Cusson, Harry McNulty, John Kennedy, George Shepherd)
1. Robert Malcolm Memorial Gr.4
2. White Spot
3. Crow Creek


Grade 3 Medley (Rene Cusson, Harry McNulty, John Kennedy, George Shepherd)
1. Robert Malcolm Memorial Gr.3
2. R.P. Blandford
3. Colorado Isle of Mull/St.Andrews Gr.3


Grade 2 MSR (Rene Cusson, Harry McNulty, John Kennedy, George Shepherd)
1. Maple Ridge
2. Robert Malcolm Memorial Sr.


Grade 1 Medley (Rene Cusson, Harry McNulty, John Kennedy, George Shepherd)
1. Simon Fraser University
2. Abbotsford Police

BANDS - Sunday

Grade 4 Medley (Rene Cusson, George Shepherd, John Kennedy, Harry McNulty)
1. Robert Malcolm Memorial Gr.4
2. White Spot
3. Crow Creek


Grade 3 MSR (Rene Cusson, George Shepherd, John Kennedy, Harry McNulty)
1. Robert Malcolm Memorial Gr.3
2. R.P. Blandford
3. Elliott Bay


Grade 2 Medley (Rene Cusson, George Shepherd, John Kennedy, Harry McNulty)
1. Robert Malcolm Memorial Sr.
2. Maple Ridge


Grade 1 MSR (Rene Cusson, George Shepherd, John Kennedy, Harry McNulty)
1. Simon Fraser University
2. Abbotsford Police

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