PHOTOS: CCMAs wow Kelowna for the first time

Published 5:52 pm Tuesday, September 16, 2025

By Brittany Webster

CCMA House took place at the newly renovated Island Stage in Kelowna's Waterfront Park Sept. 12-13, 2025.
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CCMA House took place at the newly renovated Island Stage in Kelowna's Waterfront Park Sept. 12-13, 2025.
CCMA House took place at the newly renovated Island Stage in Kelowna's Waterfront Park Sept. 12-13, 2025.
CCMA House took place at the newly renovated Island Stage in Kelowna's Waterfront Park Sept. 12-13, 2025.
Cameron Whitcomb with Kelowna RCMP Sgt. Laura Pollock on the CCMA red carpet. Whitcomb won Breakthrough Artist and Fans' Choice.
Owen Reigling on the CCMA red carpet. Reigling took home Album of the Year with 'Bruce Country' and with it a brand new Ford F-150.
Jade Eagleson took home Male Artist of the Year at the 2025 CCMA Awards.
Josh Ross won Entertainer of the Year and Single of the Year at the 2025 CCMA Awards.
Tom Green with Kelowna RCMP Sgt. Laura Pollock on the CCMA red carpet.
CCMA House took place at the newly renovated Island Stage in Kelowna's Waterfront Park Sept. 12-13, 2025.
CCMA House took place at the newly renovated Island Stage in Kelowna's Waterfront Park Sept. 12-13, 2025.
CCMA House took place at the newly renovated Island Stage in Kelowna's Waterfront Park Sept. 12-13, 2025.
CCMA House took place at the newly renovated Island Stage in Kelowna's Waterfront Park Sept. 12-13, 2025.
Owen Reigling and Alexandra Kay presenting Cameron Whitcomb with an award at the 2025 CCMA Awards.
The Washboard Union on stage at CCMA House.
Jillian and Justin Pasutto hitching a ride from the red carpet to Propsera Place for the CCMA Awards.
Kelowna's Dawson Gray on stage at CCMA House.

Kelowna's Prospera Place was a packed house for the Canadian Country Music Association Awards presented Sept. 13. 

Hosted by comedian Tom Green, the artist awards were presented during a live broadcast on CTV from 5-7 p.m.

B.C.'s Cameron Whitcomb took home the Breakthrough Artist and Fans' Choice awards. The rising star closed out the show with a lively performance and a backflip off the stage. 

Josh Ross was presented with Entertainer of the Year and Single of the Year for his hit song 'Single Again'.

The other winners of the evening were the James Barker Band for Group or Duo of the Year, MacKenzie Porter for Female Artist, Jade Eagleson for Male Artist, and Owen Reigling for Album of the Year with 'Bruce County (From the Beginning)'. Reigling's win was presented by Ford F-150 and included a new pickup truck. 

The weekend was rounded out with a two-day festival at Waterfront Park, Sept. 12-13. Food trucks and beverage stands filled Tug Boat Beach while top names in Canadian country music entertained hundreds of attendees on the Island Stage.

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