It’s northern Ontario’s biggest night in country music – and it’s been a long time coming.
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Northern Ontario Country Music Awards returned to the stage this evening as travellers came in from all over the province to celebrate at the Quattro Hotel & Conference Centre.
Seven country musicians from across the north were inducted into the Great Northern Opry, while two were inducted into the NOCMA Hall of Fame, and they each performed a song at the awards show.
Great Northern Opry inductees:
Dan Champagne – Timmins District
Claude Rocheleau – Timmins District
Lois Jones – Algoma District, representing Blind River
Kevin Meisenheimer – North Bay District
Claude Lecuyer – North Bay District, representing Sturgeon Falls
Urban Mejaki – Manitoulin District
Rolly Lafantaisie – Sudbury District
NOCMA Hall of Fame inductees:
Ron Schryer – Algoma District, representing Sault Ste. Marie
Scott Infanti – Sudbury District, representing Sault Ste Marie and Britt, Ont.