Day number three of me playing my small pipes in downtown Vancouver. There is one downtown location were no busking permit is required - thus I do not think I am breaking the ban. The City will not issue a busking permit for pipers. I am playing were no permit is required ;).

The only time I interacted with a police officer is when he walked by, smiled and gave me the thumbs up. The VDP are proud of their pipe band and my gut feeling is that it will not be enforced. The Mayor has said that he will review the ban (he often wears a kilt to formal occasions)

It should be interesting this weekend as the SFU Pipe Band is playing a fundraising concert this weekend in the heart of downtown.