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The Southeast Saskatchewan Oilman Award was announced on March 29, with Manor’s Derrick Big Eagle, who is the president and CEO of Tomahawk Energy Services, selected for the honour. Big Eagle has enjoyed a lengthy career in the patch, as he has been the owner of such companies as Eagle II Trucking, Eagle Drilling and Cheveyo Energy. He was previously selected as the Saskatchewan Oilman of the Year in 2013. “I didn’t think anything would ever come around like that (an award),” said Big Eagle. “A person never shoots for anything like that, and I guess they must have liked progression.” ....
Show chair Dan Cugnet said: “We’re meeting every week. We’ve submitted things to the city and to the provincial government.” The Southeast Saskatchewan Oilman Award was announced on March 29, with Derrick Big Eagle, who is the president and CEO of Tomahawk Energy Services, selected for the honour. Big Eagle has enjoyed a lengthy career in the patch, as he has been the owner of such companies as Eagle II Trucking, Eagle Drilling and Cheveyo Energy. He was previously selected as the Saskatchewan Oilman of the Year in 2013. “I didn’t think anything would ever come around like that (an award),” said Big Eagle. “A person never shoots for anything like that, and I guess they must have liked progression.” ....
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A serial entrepreneur, Big Eagle announced his latest venture, Evolution Growers. It will start with a $20 to $30 million, 200,000 square foot “indoor agricultural facility” to be located just east of the Estevan Comprehensive School. A new sign went up on the site Wednesday morning. To put that 200,000 square feet to scale, Estevan’s Walmart is a little over 100,000 square feet in area. And that’s for the first phase, according to Big Eagle. The intention is to expand further down the road. Big Eagle generally refrains from calling it a “greenhouse,” saying, “There s going to be a little bit more of technology and robotics.” ....
That city land had previously been slated for a solar power development that fell through, and thus it is now available, according to Estevan city manager Jeff Ward. To put that 200,000 square feet to scale, Estevan’s Walmart is a little over 100,000 square feet in area. And that’s for the first phase, according to Big Eagle. The intention is to expand further down the road. Big Eagle generally refrains from calling it a “greenhouse,” saying, “There s going to be a little bit more of technology and robotics.” Part of the research included going to the Netherlands as part of a federal government trade mission. Several Estevan city officials also took part. That trade mission provided an opportunity to see the latest in growing technology, which Big Eagle plans to incorporate. ....