The Cornwall and Area Arts Hall of Fame’s 2025 list of inductees features individuals who’ve succeeded in the music industry, and three groups that have fostered cultural and artistic growth within the region. Article content

The inductees will be honoured at a gala scheduled for Nov. 1 at the Best Western Parkway Inn in Cornwall. Article content Article content

They are listed below with information about them.

Gilles Godard

Country music icon Gilles Godard during the plaque ceremony for his induction into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in Calgary on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Photo by Darren Makowichuk / Postmedia

Godard is president of publishing at Anthem Entertainment .

Born and raised in Cornwall, Godard studied steel guitar at the Royal Conservatory of Music.

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