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The reminiscence of James Cameron lives on at Lucknow’s Music within the Fields.

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“After they known as and requested for our blessing to do that, all of us nearly fainted,” Cameron’s father Ken instructed the competition crowd on Aug. 27 concerning the tribute to his son, who handed away in 2020 following ongoing psychological well being points.  “James was 18 the primary time he took the stage right here.”

Ken donned his son’s signature crimson pants to handle the group, noting the importance of the Lucknow group adopting Cameron as certainly one of their very own.

As a tribute to Cameron, winner of the competition’s first rising artist competitors held in 2012, the Rising Artist Showdown is now named in his reminiscence and proceeds from this 12 months’s occasion have been earmarked for WES for Youth On-line, a company that gives wellness and emotional assist via on-line counselling. 

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On Aug. 27, as 2022 Rising Artist Showdown runner up Owen Riegling was about to take the stage, the Lucknow and District Kinsmen Membership introduced a cheque for $5,000 to WES for Youth On-line in honour of Cameron.

“It’s been so surreal to have Music within the Fields honour my brother and my bandmate on this means and to see the rising artist showcase proceed in such a robust style,” stated Cameron’s sister Britanie Hagen, who was later delivered to tears as the group started chanting her brother’s identify. 

“I hope that you just all examine in your associates. Make certain everybody’s feeling okay. Ensure you have deep conversations about these folks you care about and simply maintain loving and supporting one another,” she stated. 

 To entry free digital counselling for Ontario youth ages 13 to 24, go to wesforyouthonline.ca