WEYBURN – The Weyburn Oil Show board announced the recipients of the 2024 Southeast Saskatchewan Legends Award, the “Laurence M. Woodard” Southeast Oilperson of the Year Award, and the “Ron Jeffery” Friend of the Show Award.
These accolades highlight the outstanding contributions to the oil and gas industry, associations and communities in southeast Saskatchewan, and will be presented at the 20th biennial Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show in June.
Dan Cugnet, chair of the Weyburn Oil Show board, said, “The Southeast Saskatchewan Legends Award is a testament to the dedication and impact of individuals who have significantly shaped the oil and gas industry in our region. These esteemed individuals have devoted at least 25 years to the industry, with the majority of that time spent right here in southeast Saskatchewan.”
The 2024 Legends inductees are Dean Gilliss, Dean Lemieux, Paul Cheung, Jim Baker and Darcy Cretin.
In addition, the prestigious “Laurence M. Woodard” Southeast Oil Person of the Year Award will be presented to Ryan Birnie, recognizing his substantial contributions to the growth and success of the industry in southeast Saskatchewan in recent years.
The “Ron Jeffery” Friend of the Show Award will be presented to Trevor Pandachuk and Jim Hutt, as they have shown unwavering dedication to the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show.
In addition to these awards, the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Hall of Fame Committee have announced the recipients of their awards.
Dean Potter, chairman of the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Hall of Fame committee, said, “For over 30 years, the biennial Oil Person of the Year award has recognized someone that has contributed significantly within any or all of the active areas of the Saskatchewan oil industry.”
The 2024 Saskatchewan Oil Person of the Year Award will be bestowed upon Del Mondor.
The Saskatchewan Hall of Fame Awards presented to individuals born and educated in Saskatchewan who have made noteworthy contributions throughout their career to the Canadian and international oil industry, will honour Myron Stadnyk and Brad Wall as the 2024 Hall of Fame inductees.
All of these awards will be presented during the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show taking place on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Weyburn.
The SE Saskatchewan Legends and Sask Hall of Fame Awards will be presented during the luncheon, while the Woodard SE Oil Person of the Year, the Sask Oil Person of the Year and the Jeffery Friend of the Show awards will be presented during the supper.
For more information on the schedule of events and the Sask Oil and Gas Show, visit www.oilshow.ca or contact the show office at 306-842-3232.
