{"id":925,"date":"2019-05-23T20:55:29","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T02:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/96th.ca\/?page_id=925"},"modified":"2025-11-10T10:41:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:41:51","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/96th.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"About the 96th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">FREE for NEW MEMBERS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 96th Highlanders are currently looking for new members to take <strong>free<\/strong> lessons on Monday nights from 6:30 &#8211; 8:30 beginning this September. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/96th.ca\/?page_id=467\" target=\"_blank\">More Info Here<\/a>. No experience necessary and you can join at anytime. Ages 8 to 21. Learn to play the bagpipes, snare drum, bass drum or tenor drum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Ceud mile failte&#8221; &#8230; a hundred thousand welcomes &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"961\" height=\"625\" src=\"http:\/\/96th.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple_photo_gallery\/5\/12.jpg\" alt=\"12-2\" class=\"wp-image-840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/96th.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple_photo_gallery\/5\/12.jpg 961w, https:\/\/96th.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple_photo_gallery\/5\/12-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/96th.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple_photo_gallery\/5\/12-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Does the sound of bagpipes stir the cockles of your heart?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 96th Highlanders Pipes and Drums youth band is a non-profit organization whose objective is to preserve and promote appreciation of Celtic heritage&nbsp;through Highland piping and&nbsp;drumming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The band plays at Remembrance Day services, Folkfest, the Festival of Trees, Robbie Burns Day events, benefits and sporting events, walks for causes, local and regional parades, and several other venues. The band also competes each year in Highland competitions in Regina and Winnipeg. Highlights of past performances include a trip to Scotland where the band competed in games at Perth, North Berwick, and the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow and a trip to Victoria, BC to compete in the Victoria Highland Games. 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