Kalamalka Highlanders give instead of get

Usually when community organizations come before Vernon council they are looking for grant support for their organization.

That was not the case with the Kalamalka Highlanders Pipe Band.

“We didn’t have our usual parade and event revenues or fundraising this year due to COVID-19, but we took a look at our financial situation and decided that we are going to be okay,” Pipe Major Maureen Soichuk told Vernon council.

Without events this summer the band decided to visit virtually every seniors housing facility in the city. “Scotland the Brave” and other classics could be heard every Thursday night, helping to lift the spirits of many elderly who were unable to leave their homes.