Toronto Police Pipe Band

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Toronto Police Pipe Band
Location	Toronto, Ontario
Grade	1
Pipe Major	Ian K. Macdonald
Drum Sergeant	Doug Stronach
Tartan	Red Ross
Notable Honours	1st place, 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 and events, and was later used for recruiting drives in World Wars I and II. In the 1970s, the band began competing internationally, and has had considerable success over the years. It won the Grade One 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 Ian K. Macdonald. The lead drummer is Doug Stronach.

[edit] External links

• Toronto Police Pipe Band
• The band competing at 2006 Kincardine Highland Games

Grade I Pipe Bands ( v • d • e )
Scotland	Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band, Clan Gregor Society Pipe Band, Dysart and Dundonald Pipe Band, Fife Constabulary Pipe Band, Lothian & Borders Police Pipe Band, Scottish Power Pipe Band, Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band, Sprit of Scotland Pipe Band, Strathclyde Police Pipe Band, Tayside Police Pipe Band, Vale of Atholl Pipe Band
Ireland	Ballinderry Bridge Pipe Band, Ballycoan Pipe Band, Bleary & District Pipe Band, Cullybackey Pipe Band, 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, Peel Regional Police Pipe Band, Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, Toronto Police Pipe Band, Triumph Street Pipe Band, Windsor Police Pipe Band
Australia	Australia Highlanders Pipe Band, City of Blacktown Pipe Band, Queensland Highlanders Pipe Band, St. Marys Band Club Pipe Band, Western Australia Police Pipe Band
New Zealand	Canterbury Caledonian Society Pipe Band, City of Wellington Pipe Band, Dalewool Auckland & District Pipe Band, Hamilton Caledonian Pipe Band, Manawatu Scottish Society Pipe Band, New Zealand Police Pipe Band
United States	City of Washington Pipe Band, Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band, Oran Mor Pipe Band
Bold links indicate winners of the World Pipe Band Championships.