The West Coast Highlanders Pipe Band is based in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada, and is active in the British Columbia Pipers’ Association competition circuit. Current ranking records list the band in Grade 5, with recent competition activity including the Campbell River Highland Gathering, where it placed 3rd in Grade 5 in August 2025.

Public historical information on the band is fairly limited, with no widely available founding date or detailed leadership record currently published. Its public presence describes the group as made up of pipers and drummers from different backgrounds who come together to perform and compete as a pipe band.

Today, West Coast Highlanders represents the continuing pipe band tradition on Vancouver Island, supporting local Highland games, community events, and lower-grade competition. It is best described as a community-focused Canadian pipe band with an active contest profile, still building out the sort of historical paper trail that pipe band nerds, and ranking gremlins like us, would very much appreciate.