Hazelton, BC, August 2019 - The brand new Upper Skeena Recreation Centre in Hazelton, BC, owned by the Regional District of Kitimat Stikine and scheduled to open early September, has just received their REALice system. Installing REALice is easy and will take a certified plumber 1 - 2 hours to ensure that all...
The City of Kelowna decided to equip their Memorial Arena with REALice and benefit from the 20K FortisBC rebate. Kelowna has already been using a system at their Rutland Arena serving two ice pads for several years with great success. The City will be the 12th municipality in Canada repeatedly investing in REALice for their arenas...
August 7th, Powell River, BC - The Powell River Peak reported on technology upgrades to save energy and cost at the Powell River Recreation Complex. The REALice system is one these energy upgrades. Neil Pukesh, City Manager of Recreation states in the article that staff members have been impressed with...
Vancouver, July 25, 2019 - More communities in BC are jumping on the FortisBC Rink De-aerator rebate offer and are benefiting from the $20,000 incentive for the purchase of the REALice system. After the City of Chilliwack has decided to equip their newest ice sheet at the Sardis Sports...
Vancouver, July 3, 2019 - The City of Chilliwack today confirmed its order for a second REALice system for a third ice sheet under construction at the Sardis Sports Complex. “We are happy to be incorporating a second REALice system into our newest rink,” said Ryan Mulligan,...
Update May 2021 - FortisBC currently offers a point-of-sale rebate of $27,000 per REALice system* for their natural gas and electric customers who install ice resurfacing technologies to eliminate the need for hot water when making ice. This offer ends on Dec 31, 2021. This FortisBC...
Wade Yianakopolos is the operations manager at The Rinks at Exeter in Exeter, New Hampshire. When Wade and his team put in their REALice water treatment system at the beginning of December, 2018, the ice for the twin pads was already in. Following our best practices, they shaved...
From time to time we like to share testimonials and real world arena experience with REALice. Recently, Scott Fusco, one of the GMs at Edge Sports Center, a busy two-pad facility in Massachusetts, took time to comment on their positive experience making the REALice switch. Scott talks...
Fred Kilner is one of REALice Canada’s biggest fans and we couldn’t be more grateful for his support. Last week, Fred Kilner, Facility Supervisor for the Fuller Lake Arena in North Cowichan, BC described his experience using REALice for the last five years on the Ice...
To find the best brine temperature settings for your rink we recommend doing the Snowball Test. Raise the brine temperature in small 1° F increments, observe the ice and try to form a proper snowball from dry shavings. If it falls apart right away your ice runs too cold. Raise the brine temperature another degree and...