Vancouver - A statue of Robbie Burns, Scotland's greatest bard, located in Staney Park, was given a bath recently with approval by the Vancouver Parks Board.

Dubbed "The Bath of Burns", a total of 22 members from several Sons of Scotland camps gathered to participate in the event held, fittingly, on April 6 - Tartan Day.

The maintenance cleaning was organized and funded by members of the Lord of the Isles Camp #191, which was established in New Westminster in 1899. Other local camps included: Fraser Glen #220; Glengarry #212; Lord Tweedsmuir #209; and Glamis #210; along with piper David Irvine from the Seaforth Highlanders.

To continue this story, read further in September 2007's Scotian.