Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed on  8 September 2022.  She was the head of state of Canada.  The Northwest Territorial Pipe Band expresses its condolences to her family and to the citizens of the Commonwealth and recognizes that her successor, His Majesty King Charles III has now ascended to the Throne.  His Majesty's coronation is set for May 6, 2023. 

The Northwest Territorial Pipe Band series of monthly workshops is now underway.  On 20 November 2021 we had the first workshop run by Andrew Lee of the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band.  This workshop focused on memorization skills and we spent the morning memorizing the patters in the Earl of Mansfield.  Ten persons were in attendance including two drummers and a piper from Cold Lake, AB.  This workshop was carried out using the Zoom platform and so, physical distancing and other COVID prevention protocols were in place.