Toronto Police Pipe Band

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Toronto Police Pipe Band
Location	Toronto, Ontario
Grade	1
Pipe Major	James MacHattie
D. Sergeant	Doug Stronach
Tartan	Red Ross
Notable Honours	Winner, North American Pipe Band Championships: 2004
Website	www.torontopolicepipeband.com

The Toronto Police Pipe Band is a grade one pipe band based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band was originally formed for local parades & events, but was later used for recruiting drives in the 1st and 2nd World Wars.

In the 1970s, the band began competing internationally, and has had considerable success over the years. It won the Grade 1 North American Championship at the Glengarry Highland Games in 2004. The band had a very successful season in 2006, winning the American, Canadian and North American Championships.

The band's Pipe Major is James MacHattie and Pipe Sergeant is Sean McKeown. The lead drummer is Doug Stronach.

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Grade I Pipe Bands ( v • d • e )
Scotland	Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band, Clan Gregor Society Pipe Band, Dysart and Dundonald Pipe Band, Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band, Strathclyde Police Pipe Band, Vale of Atholl Pipe Band, Scottish Power Pipe Band
Ireland	Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band, St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band
Canada	78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band, 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) Pipe Band, Alberta Caledonia Pipe Band, Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, Toronto Police Pipe Band, Windsor Police Pipe Band
Australia	Australia Highlanders Pipe Band, City of Adelaide Pipe Band, Perth Highland Pipe Band, Victoria Police Pipe Band, Western Australia Police Pipe Band
United States	City of Washington Pipe Band, Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band, Prince Charles Pipe Band
Bold links indicate winners of the World Pipe Band Championships.