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Over 100 Years of Excellence

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The world's oldest continuous serving police pipe band and official band of the City of Vancouver. From local celebrations to performing at the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, we've spent over a century bringing the tradition of the Highland bagpipe to the world stage.

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Where We've Performed

Over a century of performances spanning six continents. From Vancouver to Buckingham Palace, Basel to New Delhi—explore our journey.

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Bring over a century of tradition to your next event. From corporate galas to civic ceremonies, we deliver unforgettable performances.

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Become part of the world’s oldest continuous serving police pipe band. We welcome dedicated musicians to help carry on our legacy of excellence.

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Help us continue our mission of serving the community and preserving our distinct Scottish musical heritage for future generations to enjoy.

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🎉 We’re live! Our newly revamped website is officially up—go check it out!

Since 1914, we’ve proudly been the world longest continuous serving Police Pipe Band, and we’re now recruiting new members. Made up largely of civili

At our recent AGM, two band members were elected to leadership roles in the pipe band.

Owen, our current Pipe Staff Sergeant, was re-elected to a further 3 year term. In this current term, Owen provided strong leadership to the band and filled the r

Congratulations to Dave, who was recognized last night by Chief Constable, Steve Rai for his 40 years of service to the Pipe Band. Well done Rocky.

We had fun on Monday July 7th, performing in Stanley Park as part of the Royal Scottish Country Dancers Society's (Vancouver) "Dancing in the Park" event. Thanks Stuart McCall for the great photos.

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On Monday July 7th, our band will be performing in Stanley Park, as part of the Royal Scottish Country Dancers Society's (Vancouver) "Dancing in the Park" event. The show starts at 7 pm at the Ceperley Park Playground, located just east of

Hats off to our piper Wayne, for his solo performance in this year's Whatcom County Memorial Day parade.

Congratulations to Steve Rai on his appointment as the 32nd Chief Constable of the Vancouver Police Department. We wish you success and best wishes in your new role.

It was an honour for the VPD Pipe Band to represent at the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands — a moving tribute to the deep and enduring bond between Canada and the Dutch people.

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TBT to the band's travels to the Netherlands in 2001, S/Sgt Hugh Peden.

Hugh, now Pipe Major of the RCMP "E" Division Pipe Band, continues to lead with the same dedication and spirit shown in this moment—hard to believe it’s be

**Finlay Macdonald & Ali Hutton Live in Concert**

Join Finlay Macdonald and Ali Hutton for an unforgettable evening of music this June. They'll be performing live in Langley on June 22, the day after they’ll be judging and performing at th

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