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Delta Police Pipe Band
The Delta Police Pipe Band was formed in 1971 by members of the Delta Police Department in the Municipality of Delta. Delta, with three distinct residential areas made up of Tsawwassen, Ladner and North Delta, covers approximately 180 sq. km. With a population of approximately 100,000 residents, it is located near Vancouver, in the southwestern corner of British Columbia, Canada. In honour, of the co-founder of the Pipe Band, the late Chief Constable Mervyn W. Smith, the Band wears the predominantly green and blue Ancient Smith Tartan, along with full highland dress with feather bonnets. The Band has grown to its present strength of 33 pipers and 18 drummers under the direction of Pipe Major Colin Abel and Drum Major Al Brown.
 The Delta Police Pipe Band participates in many events, festivities and ceremonies throughout Delta and surrounding communities. Participation includes the Ladner May Days Parade, North Delta Family Days Parade, Tsawwassen Sun Festival Parade, Remembrance Day ceremonies, Delta Police Annual Awards Ceremony, Delta Police Reserve and Recruit Swearing-in Ceremonies, Richmond Salmon Festival, Port Coquitlam May Days Parade, Provincial Police Memorial Service, St. Patrick's Day Parade in Vancouver, Ladner's Festival of Lights Parade in December and the prestigious Provincial Police Honours Night Awards Ceremony held at Government House in Victoria, yearly in November.
The Delta Police Pipe Band is renowned for their smart appearance, military bearing and crowd pleasing musical presentations and are a great Ambassador for the Delta Police Department and the Municipality of Delta. As such, they have been invited to and attended numerous National and International events. 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, the Salem Oregon Tattoo, and Scotland's world renowned "Edinburgh Military Tattoo" in August 1994.
In 1995 and 1998 the Pipe Band performed and competed as the guest band at the Monterey, California Highland Games, took part in the Pleasanton, California 1996 Highland Games and performed in Halifax's famous 1997 Nova Scotia International Tattoo. In August 2001 the Pipe Band participated as part of the Royal Canadian Legion Massed Pipes and Drums tour of Scotland. A highlight of the tour was performing for Her Majesty the Queen at the Royal Highland Games at Braemar Castle. In 2003 the band performed with the RCMP musical ride at the Edmonton Klondike Days and in July 2004 the band returned to Nova Scotia to take part in the International Tattoo.
In April 2006 the band also performed at the Virginia International Tattoo in Norfolk, Virginia. The Pipe Band has been invited to perform at the Netherlands Military Tattoo held at Rotterdam in September, 2007.
For information on performances, please call the Delta Police Pipe Band information line at 604.940.5040 or visit the Delta Police Pipe Band website.
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