Canadian Corps
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Edmonton Strutters – Edmonton, Alberta 5
Established: 1963 as the Molson’s Klondike D&BC
Director: Harry Ligtvoet (1973)
President: Milt Harke (1973)
1967: Now known as
Edmonton Eskimo Wink Strutters Marching Band
1969: Now called Edmonton Strutters
1977: Changed name to 1st Canadian Regiment
1977 – 1987: See 1st Canadian Regiment
1988: Re-named the Edmonton Strutters
1999: New Green, white & black uniforms
2004: Merged with the “Calgary Alliance Elite” to form the “Fusion”
2005: Back to being the Strutters.
2005 – 2007: Did not field a corps, but had a winter guard.
2008 – 2010: Restructured their organization twice. Did not field a corps.
Highest DCI Ranking prior to 1999: 1990 Class A60 Prelims, 9th
Disbanded: 2010 or 2014. More data needed.
Colors: Molson’s Klondike – red, white & blue. Edmonton Eskimos – green & gold
1st Canadian Regiment – Edmonton, Alberta
Established: 1977 (Formerly the Strutters)
Director: Hank Buehler
1984: Merged with the Calgary Cavaliers to form the 1st Canadian Cavaliers.
1985 – 1987: Re-named the 1st Canadian Regiment.
1988: Re-named The Edmonton Strutters (wiki)
Highest DCI Ranking: 1979 Open Class Prelims, 38th
Alberta All-Girl Drum & Bugle Band (D&BB) – Edmonton, Alberta
Established: 1970
Founded by: Bob Nagel
Director: Bob Nagel
Last Documentation: 1977 Edmonton Journal
Highest DCI Ranking: 1975 Class-A Prelims, 7th
Disbanded: End of 1977
Edmonton All-Girl Drum & Bugle Band (D&BB) – Edmonton, Alberta
Established: September 1966
Founded by: Bob Nagel
Director:
Bob Nagel (1966 – 1969). In 1970 Mr. Nagel founded the Alberta All-Girl D&BB
Don Harris (1970 – ?)
1975: Changed name to: Edmonton All-Girl Marching Ambassadors
Disbanded: 2000
Edmonton Klondike Boys D&BB – Edmonton, Alberta 12, 36
An outgrowth of the Alberta All-Boys Drum & Bugle Band that folded in December 1971,
which was also founded by Bob Nagel, founder of Alberta & Edmonton All-Girls D&B Bands.
Established: January 1972. All-boy corps
Director: Andy Anderson
Music Director: Wendy Grasdal
1974: Went co-ed. Changed name to “Klondike”
1976: Changed name to Canadian Royal Aires
Corps colors: Purple uniforms (pre-1975)
Photo: 1975
Edmonton Sabers – Edmonton, Alberta
Founded: 1977
Director / Manager: J. O’Neill
Parade corps – 12–15-year-olds
Last documentation: 1980 Montana
1981 thru 1985 – No Data
1986: Reformed as a junior marching band
Canadian Royal Aires – Edmonton, Alberta
Established: 1976
Formerly known as: Klondike
Last known field show: 1980’s
Highest DCI Ranking: 1976 Class-A Prelims, 15th
Disbanded: unknown
Red & White Aires – Calgary, Alberta 13, 5
Established: October 1970. All-girl corps
Director: Don Brown (1973)
First Field Show: 1972 27
Last Documentation: 1973
1974: Went co-ed & changed name to Calgary Cavaliers
Photo: 1973
Calgary Cavaliers – Calgary, Alberta
Established: 1974
Formerly the Red & White Aires
Director: Mac Pittman
1984: Merged with the 1st Canadian Regiment to form the 1st Canadian Cavaliers.
1985: Separated from the 1st Canadian Cavaliers
Last known field show: 1989
See the 1st Canadian Regiment
Disbanded: unknown
Photo: July 1989
Canadian Cavaliers – Vancouver, British Columbia
Established: September 1968
Director: Lee Kallen
Member recruitment started in September 1967.
Canada’s only Japanese Drum & Bugle Corps (at that time)
AKA: Drum, Bugle and Baton Corps
Active in the PNW drum corps scene in 1970 and 1971.
1972: Changed to a parade corps
Last known Documentation: 1983 Nanaimo parade – first place
Drifters – Surrey, British Columbia
Established: January 1970 5
Director: Stewart Liddell
1971: Cadence and Sound (July 24) is their first field show
1971 NWDCA Class-C Champions
Last Documentation: 1978
1979: Changed name to Pacific Blue
Photo: ca 1972
Pacific Blue – Surrey, British Columbia
Established: January 1979
Formerly the Drifters
Last Documentation: 1985 DCI Class A-60 Championships
Disbanded: Mid/late 1980’s
Highest DCI Ranking: 1980 Class-A Prelims, 20th
Photo: 1980
Pacificaires – Surrey, British Columbia
Established: March 4, 1978
Director / Manager: Alan Dyke
1980: Music program changed to a “district band” format containing junior and senior bands with two color guards.
April 4, 1985: Merged with the Brassmen D&BC of Whatcom County to form the Pacificaires D&BC.
1987: D&BC disbands. Pacificaires return to being a “district band” with color guard activities
Photo: 1986 in Marion Ohio
Sunrisers – Delta, British Columbia
Established: Unknown
Last Documentation: 1973 13
Disbanded: unknown
Vernon Girls Cadet Band – Vernon, British Columbia
Junior Drum & Bugle Corps
AKA: 1955 Vernon Girls Cadet Trumpet Band
1957 Vernon Girls Trumpet Band
Corps Established: Unknown
Earliest Documentation: 1952 Pacific National Exhibition Parade
Manager / Director: Robert (Bob) Hodgson. AKA: Sgt Maj R.W. Hodgson
Drum Major: 1955 – Phyllis Hodgson
1957: Renamed the Vernon Girls Trumpet Band
1962: Music in Motion show & Seafair Parade.
1963: Wenatchee Apple Blossom parade
1964: Placed first in Seafair Parade
Last Documentation: 1964 May Day Parade (Canada)
Disbanded: Unknown
Photo: August 1st, 1959 Seafair Parade
Richmond Ambassadors – Richmond, British Columbia 23
Established: February 1967
AKA: The BC Ambassadors
Manage/Founder: Jim McCorkell
Co-Founder/Director: Gordon Lindsay
Last Documentation: June 1970 “Brazen Brass” show
Disbanded: Early 1970s
Photo: February 1970
[Are these the old Seattle Hurricanes uniforms??? Silver and black. Different shakos, but same uni’s]