Country stars from Durham Region were well represented in the winner\u2019s circle at the 14th annual\u00a0Country Music Ontario Awards, which took place Sunday at Port Credit Memorial Arena in Mississauga.<\/p>\n
Rising star Sacha, who moved to Oshawa in her junior high years, was up for three prizes and won in two major categories: Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for Women in the Mirror.<\/p>\n
Tyler Lorette, an accomplished 21-year-old singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Courtice, tied for Breakthrough Artist of the Year with Jessica Sevier \u2013 the first tie in\u00a0CMA Ontario\u00a0history.<\/p>\n
And Robin Ottolini of Uxbridge, who, like Sacha was up for three awards shared the Songwriter of the Year Award with Sevier, Dave Woods and Derek Hoffman for Good to Drive.<\/p>\n
Owen Riegling (Mildmay in Bruce County) won all three categories he was nominated in: Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year for Taillight this Town and the Fan Choice Award.<\/p>\n
Other major winners included James Barker Band for Group of the Year and Ryan Cassar for Musician of the Year.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0CMAOntario Awards Show\u00a0closed out the CMAOntario Festival & Awards Weekend with performances by\u00a0Riegling,\u00a0Lorette, Sevier, Sully Burrows,\u00a0Olivia Mae Graham,\u00a0Elyse Saunders,\u00a0School House,\u00a0Cory Marks,\u00a0Les Rats d\u2019Swompe and the CMAOntario house band\u00a0The Western Swing Authority.<\/p>\n
The CMAOntario Awards celebrate the talent and achievements of Ontario\u2019s country music industry, honouring artists and industry professionals across 17 categories, along with special awards.<\/p>\n