Who we are
About the Band
Our Members
The EPS Pipes and Drums have approximately thirty members currently in the band. Only active and retired police officers or Canadian military members are afforded the privilege to be a member of this band. They are currently all serving or retired police officers with the Edmonton Police Service, plus one retired member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The majority of members have learned their musical skills within the ranks of the Edmonton Police Service.
Contact Information
To contact the EPS Pipes and Drums in writing, please forward a letter to the Chief of Police, at the address below. Requests for performances should be sent at least three months prior to the performance.
Postal address:
Edmonton Police Service, 9620 103 A Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5H 0H7
Electronic mail:
General Information: PipesAndDrumsAdmin@edmontonpolice.ca
Webmaster: blakemac@telus.net
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Band Membership
The EPS Pipes and Drums have thirty members currently in the band plus several learning the pipes or drums. Only active and retired police officers are afforded the privilege to be a member of this band. They are all serving or retired police officers with the Edmonton Police Service, plus one member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and one from the Canadian Forces. The majority of members have learned their musical skills within the ranks of the Edmonton Police Service.
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Drum Major (& Side Drummer) – S/Sgt. James McLeod
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Pipe Major – Det. Dale McDonald
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Honourary Drum Major – Mr. Kieran Kelly
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Honourary Pipe Major – D/Chief Mike Bradshaw (Retired)
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Band Officer (& Piper) – Superintendent Derek McIntyre
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Pipe Sergeant – Sgt. Tracy Gulinosky
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Pipe Sergeant - S/Sgt. Jay Reinelt
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Drum Sergeant – S/Sgt. Andre Francois (Retired)
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Pipe Major Emeritus – Cst. James McKee (Retired)
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Drum Major Emeritus (& Bass Drummer) – Det. Marv Lange (Retired)
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Piper – Superintendent Terry Rocchio (Retired)
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Piper – Superintendent Dean Hilton
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Piper – Det. Scott McMorran (Retired)
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Piper – S.Sgt, Langford Bawn (Retired)
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Piper – Det. Geoff Burkett (Retired)
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Piper – Sgt. Blake MacEachern (Retired)
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Piper – S/Sgt. Kevin Quail (Retired)
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Piper – Sgt. Terry McMechan (Retired)
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Piper – Sgt. Nick Perry (Retired)
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Piper – Sgt. Rob Brekke (Retired)
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Piper – Cpl. Ted Soltys (RCMP Retired)
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Piper – Sgt. Jeff Wilks (Retired)
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Piper – Sgt. Steve Levesque
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Piper – Det. Steven Dowie (Retired)
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Piper – Inspector Tim Horon
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Piper – Inspector Anna Sinclair
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Piper – Det. Michelle Caughell
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Piper - ex-Cst. Jerry Hove
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Piper - Cst. Jared Dreiling
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Piper - Master Cpl. Gordon Burton (Canadian Forces)
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Tenor Drummer – Cst. Cliff Milley (Retired)
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Bass Drummer – Det. Sylvie Boy
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Side Drummer – Sgt. Lonnie Croal (Retired)
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Side Drummer – Sgt. Darryl McDonald
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Side Drummer – Cst. Justin Johnston
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Side Drummer – Cst. Megan Conrad-Kindiak
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Side Drummer – Cst. Kevin Lorette
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Following is a list of Band members, past and present, that have all been in Band uniform and on parade at one time or another; from the first public appearance on Remembrance Day, November 11, 1962 to the present day.
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Current Band Member (C) Past Band Member (P)
BAND OFFICERS;
BURNS, Dave (P)
RODGER, Jim (P)
BAWN, Paddy (P)
YAREMKO, Boris (P)
BRADSHAW, Mike (P)
ROCCHIO, Terry (P)
Mc INTYRE, Derek (C)
DRUM MAJORS:
TRIPLETT, George (P) (Acting)
BAWN, Paddy (P)
BAWN, Langford (P)
LANGE, Marv (C)
PIPE MAJORS:
RODGER, Jim (P)
IZATT, John (P)
SCOTT, Dave (P)
Mc KEE, James (P)
Mc DONALD, Dale (C)
PIPERS:
AIRTH, Fred (P)
ALLAN, Randy (P)
ANDERSON, Ken (P)
ANDERSON, Wayne (P)
BAWN, Langford (C)
BENIUK, Gary (P)
BOYD, Bob (P)
BREKKE, Rob (C)
BUCHTA, Glen (P)
BURKETT, Geoff (C)
CAMERON, Bill (P)
CAUGHELL, Michelle (C)
CHRISTOFEL, Dave (P)
CRAWFORD, Len (P)
DEMERS, Peter (P)
EARL, Mike (P)
GARTH, Mike (P)
GLASGOW, Carol (P)
GULINOSKY, Tracy (C)
HANNA, Bill (P)
HILTON, Dean (C)
HOOPER, Gord (P)
HORON, Tim (C)
IZATT, John (P)
JACKSON, Ken (P)
JOHNSON, Kathy (P)
KOSTAR, Allan (P)
KNUDSLEIN (?) (P)
LEVESQUE, Steve (C)
Mac DONALD D. (P)
Mac EACHERN, Blake (C)
Mac KINTOSH, Sandy (P)
MARTENSPOOLE, Steve (P)
Mc CARTNEY, Gary (P)
Mc CLOSKEY, Dan (P)
Mc DONALD, Dale (C)
Mc DOUGAL , Jack (P)
Mc INTYRE, Derek (C)
Mc KEE, James (C)
Mc LEOD, Scott (P)
Mc MECHAN, Terry (C)
Mc MORRAN, Scott (C)
MILLER, Morgan (P)
MOORE, Dale (P)
MURDOCH, Robert (P)
MURPHY, Wayne (P)
NEWTON, Bill (P)
OSBERG, Dick (P)
OWEN, Regan (P)
PALMER, Harry (P)
PARKER (?) (P)
PERRY, Nick (C)
PHILLIPS, Jack (P)
QUAIL, Kevin (C)
REINELT, Jay (C)
ROBERTSON, Robbie (P)
ROCCHIO, Terry (C)
RODGER, Jim (P)
SCOTT, Dave (P)
SHANDRO, Tommy (P)
SINCALIR, Anna (C)
STARK, Glen (P)
STEWART, Dave (P)
TRIPLETT, George (P)
WAKEFORD, Kevin (P)
WILKS, Jeff (C)
DRUMMERS:
ANGUS, Allan (P)
ANTHONY, Scott (P)
BOY, Sylvie (C)
BAWN, Patrick (P)
BRADSHAW, Mike (C)
COCKERHAM, Frank (P)
CONRAD-KINDIAK, Megan (C)
CROAL, Lonnie (C)
DEANE, Stanley (P)
DRYNAN, Aubrey (P)
DUCETTE, BRAD (C)
EVANS, Bob (P)
FINDLAY, John (P)
FORESTER, Troy (P)
FRANCIOS, Andre (C)
HOBBS, Vernon (P)
JAVENS, Dick (P)
JOHNSON, Greg (P)
JOHNSON, Justin (C)
LANGE, Marv (C)
LEWIS, Joe (P)
LORETTE, Kevin (C)
Mc CARTNEY, Graham (P)
Mc DONALD, Darryl (C)
Mc LEOD, James (C)
MILLEY, Cliff (C)
MILTON, Colin (P)
MORRISEY, Jim (P)
NICOL, Keith (P)
PARKS, Jim (P)
PHELAN, Tommy (P)
SHEPPARD, Andy (P)
SMALL, Danny (P)
STUTT, Owen (P)
YAREMKO, Boris (P)
REYNOLDS, Whitney (P)
GUEST PIPERS AND DRUMMERS:
BEAMISH, CHRIS (RCMP) (P)
BURTON, Gordon (Military Police) (C)
COBLE, Dale (Army) (P)
ELLSWORTH, Dick (Air Force) (P)
FAIRLIE, Steve (Parkland Police) (P)
FITZGERALD, Benjamin (Army) (P)
HARVEY, Bill (Army) (P)
HEAD, Steve (Army) (P)
JARDINE, Murdoch (Army) (P)
MACKEY, Jon (Army) (P)
MARTIN, Steve (Army) (P)
Mc KEE, Kim (RCMP) (P)
MEDLEY, Jim (RCMP) (P)
MILLER, Bruce (RCMP) (P)
NORRIS, Colin (Army) (P)
RIED, John (Edmonton Transit) (P)
RITCHIE, Jim (Provincial Court Judge) (P)
SIMPSON, Don (Airforce) (P)
SOLTYS, Ted (RCMP) (C)
WILLIAMS, Brian (RCMP) (P)