The April 8th webinar featuring the City of Kitchener is now available to watch. Staff Alignment In the webinar, staff from the City of Kitchener walk through a 12-month REALice pilot project at Sportsworld Arena. They discuss the results and what it actually took to implement it...
SO Happy with their Ice One of the visitors to our booth at the AARFP Trade Show this week was Dave Kip. Dave is one of the operators at the Millview Recreation Centre in Boyle, AB. He couldn't wait to tell us about the great ice...
The City of Kitchener is utilizing the REALice system to reduce arena energy costs. Traditional ice resurfacing requires heating water to between 140 and 160 degrees Fahrenheit using natural gas to remove air bubbles. Fionnula Wade, the city's sustainability advisor, identifies this traditional process as...
City of Kitchener's Arena Cold Water Ice Business Case The City of Kitchener didn’t just audit utility bills during their 12-month pilot at Sportsworld Arena. They analyzed the entire ecosystem—from the compressor room to the resurfacer log—and captured direct feedback from the people who matter most:...
For the annual Treaty 8 Cup, the ice at Slave Lake needs to be fast, smooth, and durable. To meet these demands while lowering natural gas usage, the facility adopted REALice. Supported by the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre, Slave Lake’s transition to sustainable ice...
How Ross Rankin ( Past-President of the O.R.F.A) and Connor Edwards (Team Lead Operations) navigated due diligence, financial incentives, and a mid-season installation to transform their arena operations. In our recent "Operator-to-Operator" webinar, we sat down with Ross Rankin (Past President, ORA) and Connor Edwards (Team...
Whitecourt improved arena efficiency and comfort REALice was a core component of the major upgrades at JDA Place. The switch from hot water to REALice-treated cold water lowered energy use, reduced mechanical load and delivered harder, clearer ice. The arena’s broader retrofit improved the building envelope,...
Tim explained that when they first installed the system, they struggled with sticky ice and experimented with the brine settings to find the right balance. After some adjustment, they discovered that they could run their ice 4.5 degrees warmer than ever before. The change brought significant...
Peter Burnett, Director of Community Services for the Municipality of Trent Hills, Ontario, first discovered REALice several years ago. After years of research and consideration, the municipality installed its first REALice system at the Warkworth Arena three years ago. Blind Trial Rather than announcing the change, Burnett’s...
Last fall, The Olympic Center in Lake Placid, NY added a REALice system to treat the water for the Luge Track at the two-time Winter Olympic venue. Bryan Berghorn, the Director of Sliding Sports for the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) told us they'd never...