The
Petawawa Legion Community Band
(PLCB) is a volunteer community band of about 40 members, making music
in the Town of Petawawa,
Ontario, Canada (see maps below) since January 25, 1978. Petawawa is located on the Ottawa
River, about 150 km northwest of Ottawa, along the Ontario-Quebec border. In addition to Petawawa, our members come
from places
all over the Upper Ottawa Valley, from Pembroke to Deep River.
The PLCB is
sponsored by The Royal Canadian Legion Branch
517, Petawawa and the Town of Petawawa.
The Legion generously supplies us with instruments, uniforms, and a
rehearsal hall. Since 1978 we have also offered Band School classes to the
community, and many of our present members started their band experience
in this manner.
We are both a Legion and a Community band, as
our official title indicates. Thus, while we provide musical and parade
services for Legion events, we also bring music to the community at large.
See the section on "What We Do" for further
information.
Members of the Petawawa Legion Community Band and Band School are from
all walks of life and all age-groups, from public-school students to
senior citizens; all you need to join the organisation is a love of music
and a modicum of musical knowledge.
The current Musical Director of the Petawawa Legion Community Band is Sarah Coles.
Our band chairman, Verlie Whitlock, can be contacted for general
inquiries, and requests for future performances:
