Our Mission

To provide an enjoyable and challenging Highland Band experience for youth in the Calgary area.

Band Overview

The OLPB was formed in 1972 to provide a focused activity for teenagers.  It is sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion, Ogden Branch #154 in Southeast Calgary, Canada.  This band draws its members from the greater Calgary area.

Some Pertinent Facts:

• We have been the Grade IV Provincial Champions for the past five consecutive years and Provincial Grade 5 Champions prior to that.  The band has also won major awards and honours in Canada and Scotland.
• The band wears the Royal Stewart tartan.
• The band has graduated many skilled pipers and drummers who continue to play in the various adult bands in the province.  Several have graduated directly to the World Class Grade 1 Alberta Caledonia Pipe Band.
• The band’s season runs from September to the end of the following August for the Playing Band and from October to the end of June of the following year for practice pad/chanter members
• The band will travel several times per season to band and solo competitions throughout Western Canada.  It is committed to attending the World Piping Championships in Glasgow, Scotland every two to three years.
• The band is an incorporated not for profit organization and are accountable to the board of directors who act on behalf of our strong parent association.