Congratulations to the Seaforths Pipes and Drums on their 100th Anniversary!
Here’s a nice little piece in the Vancouver Sun about them: http://bit.ly/e4FpcO
Looking forward to the next time we play together…
Photo from the Vancouver Sun.
Mar
23
Pictures from the St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2011
Here are some pictures from the 2011 St. Patrick’s Day Parade on a gorgeous spring day in downtown Vancouver!
For the parade, we marshalled (got organized with all the other parade entrants) on the deck of the Granville Street bridge, which meant we got to soak in the sun for a while, and get a few photos of some of the other entrants, before the parade rolled out. Then we travelled north (the wrong way!) down the Howe Street on-ramp and […]
Mar
09
Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial Service 2011
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On March 7, 2011, hundreds of BC firefighters joined together on the lawns of the Legislature in Victoria to commemorate the untimely passing of 14 of our comrades. All of them died from cancer, an occupational hazard that was recognized as a work-related injury in 2005.
Here’s a link to the Times-Colonist newspaper article, that tells a little more about the story behind the ceremony, the first one to be held here in BC. Here’s a link to […]
Dec
06
Santa Claus Parade 2009
Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Band and Ladder Truck at the very start of the 2009 Rogers Santa Claus Parade, Vancouver, BC.
