| 1974 |
First
formed as the Ontario Massed Legion Pipes and Drums under the
direction of Senior Pipe Major Ross Baxter and Senior Drum
Major Bill McCutcheon. |
| 1974 & 1976 |
Two
tours of Florida for the King Orange Parade in Miami. |
| 1978 |
Tournament
of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. |
| 1979 |
Band
presented to Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II on the band’s
first trip to Scotland. |
| 1981 |
Second
trip to the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. |
| 1983 |
First
Canada/Hawaii friendship tour. |
| 1984 |
Second
trip to Scotland. |
| 1986 |
The
OMLPB’s Caribbean tour. |
| 1987 |
Special
ceremony in London, England for the 120th
anniversary of Confederation in Canada during the band’s
first World Tour of England, Amsterdam, Normandy, Brussels,
and Germany. |
| 1989 |
Third
trip to the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena,
California. |
| 1990 |
Third
trip to Scotland. |
| 1991 |
-
Trip
to Florida for the King Orange Parade in Miami.
- Fourth
trip to the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. |
| 1995 |
-
Band
officially reorganizes as the Ontario Royal Canadian Legion
Pipes Drums and Colours under the direction of Senior Pipe
Major Foster Hanson and Senior Drum Major Bill McCutcheon.
- World
Tour for the 50th Anniversary of VE- Day |
| 1998 |
- 2nd
Place Best Band award for pipe bands with 22 or more members
on parade at the CNE Warrior’s Day Parade.
- Official
opening of the new Ontario Command Centre in Aurora, Ontario. |
| 1999 |
- Official
pipe band for the Canada Day Celebrations in St. John’s,
Newfoundland in celebration of the 50th anniversary
of Newfoundland’s Confederation.
- 2nd
Place Best Band award for pipe bands with 21 or more members
on parade at the CNE Warrior’s Day Parade
.
-
Band celebrates its 25th anniversary. |
| 2000 |
-
The
Ontario Royal Canadian Legion Pipes Drums and Colours
officially becomes the only pipe band in the province
recognized as a Royal Canadian Legion pipe band with no direct
link to a branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.
- ORCLPD&C
participate in the Dominion Convention in Halifax, Nova
Scotia. |
| 2001 |
3rd
Place Best Band award for pipe bands with 21 or more members
on parade at the C
NE Warrior’s Day Parade. |
| 2002 |
- ORCLPD&C
parades with members of the Edmonton Police Pipe Band and
Calgary Highlanders Pipe Band during the Calgary Stampede
Parade.
- 1st
Place Best Band award for pipe bands with 21 or more at the
CNE Warrior’s Day Parade. |
| 2003 |
Travels
to France to serve as the official Royal Canadian Legion Pipes
Drums and Colours during the opening of the Juno Beach Centre. |
| 2004 |
- Michael
Moir becomes the third Pipe Major of the ORCLPDC while Cecil
March takes over the position of Senior Drum Major
.
- ORCLPD&C celebrates its 30th Anniversary |
| 2005 |
- We
celebrate the life of the band’s first Senior Drum Major,
Bill McCutcheon during a memorial
service held for him.
- 1st
Place Best Band award for pipe bands with 21 or more at the
CNE Warrior’s Day Parade. |
| 2006 |
- Derek
Young becomes the fourth pipe major of the Ontario Royal
Canadian Legion Pipes Drums and Colours.
Jim Malcolm takes on the role of Senior Drum Major in the
band.
- 3rd
Place Best Band award for pipe bands with 21 or more at the
CNE Warrior’s Day Parade.
- ORCLPD&C
lead the largest military parade in Toronto’s history since
the end of the Second World War.
Over 4,000 paraders were on hand for the unveiling of a new
monument at Queen’s Park. |
| 2009 |
- 2nd Place Metro Toronto Police Veteran's Memorial Trophy for pipe bands with 21 or more members on parade at the CNE Warrior’s Day Parade.
.
- The ORCLPD&C celebrated it's 35th Anniversary.
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| 2010 |
- 2nd Place Metro Toronto Police Veteran's Memorial Trophy for pipe bands with 21 or more members on parade at the CNE Warrior’s Day Parade.
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