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 DELTA POLICE PIPE BAND - Delta, British Columbia, Canada  The Delta Police Pipe Band was
formed in 1971 by members of the now 135 person
police department. Since the Band's inception it has
grown to it's present strength of 25 pipers and 16
drummers under the direction of Pipe Major Bruce TOPP
and Drum Major Bob BURNS. The municipality of Delta is geographically located on the south west coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is bounded by the United States of America to the south and the city of Vancouver to the north. Delta, with a fishing, farming, light industry and commuter community of 100,000 people, is well situated for present and future developments. The Pipe Band uniform consists of full highland dress with feather bonnets. This is complemented by the predominately green and blue coloured, Ancient Smith tartan, worn in honour of the Band's co-founder, the late Chief Constable M.W. Smith.  The Delta Police Pipe Band has
been recognized both nationally and internationally
for their smart appearance, military bearing and
crowd pleasing musical presentations. In addition to
police and local community involvement, the award
winning band participates in various functions and
parades throughout the year. Some of the more memorable events the Band has been associated with were the 1983 performance for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, at Vancouver, British Columbia and the 1986 opening of the Vancouver World Exposition by Prince Charles and Princess Diana. It was the premier Band in the 1987 Niagara Falls Police/Military Tattoo; in 1987 they participated in a Tourism Canada television presentation and in 1989 and 1991 they competed in the Hawaiian Highland Games. The Delta Police Pipe Band has performed at the Whidbey Island Naval Air Show and more recently at the Salem, Oregon Tattoo.  The highlight, to date, of the
Band's performances was their 1994 appearance as the
Canadian Band at the 1994 Edinburgh Military Tattoo
in Scotland. The Band was also the feature band at
the 1995 Monterey Highland Games and the 1996
Pleasanton Highland Games in California. In July
1997, the Delta Police Pipe Band performed at the
Nova Scotia International Tattoo in Halifax. In
between performances at the Tattoo, the Band also
performed at numerous venues throughout the City of
Halifax, in addition to representing Delta at the
Canada Day celebrations in Westville, N.S. and
festivities in Pictou, N.S. To obtain more information on the Band or to inquire about performances, please contact:
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