See what others are saying about the REALice difference: ice quality, run time, and savings - in just 90-seconds. Great ice and savings! REALice is technology for a sustainable future REALice is 3-D printed, maintenance-free, and uses pressure to treat the water. It acts like hot water...
Most municipalities are focusing on making their facilities more sustainable – and high on their list are their indoor ice arenas. REALice can make a big difference to an arena’s energy spend in several ways: Reducing the amount of water being heated at the facility (saving...
Get more insights on the REALice technology in our latest tech brief Here is our latest technical brief on REALice. This paper highlights the effects of Watreco’s vortex process technology on water, discusses air in water in the context of artificial ice-making, touches on the sizes of...
August 16th, 2018, Vancouver, BC - After using the REALice system for the 2017/2018 season and getting fantastic ice quality ratings by the officials, Rogers Arena, home of the Vancouver Canucks, decided to buy the system and continue to make their ice with REALice. Ice made with REALice has proven to be 46%...
SWiCH Services Inc. is proud to announce that the City of Mississauga has ordered a REALice system for the Erin Mills Twin Arena. This will be the second REALice cold water resurfacing technology installation in that city; the first being made at Iceland Mississauga back in...
Congratulations University of Alberta! The first University in Canada to Use REALice's Cold Water Resurfacing Technology! The University of Alberta is now using REALice technology for their ice making and ice resurfacing at the Clare Drake Arena! As part of the University's commitment to save energy and greenhouse gas emissions the arena...
You may notice a few changes to the Realice Canada web site right now. We want you to know that we take your privacy seriously and we always have. We have updated some of our policies this month to comply with GDPR regulations. What did we...
John Dewey, the American philosopher and educator, said “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” At the ORFA Conference earlier this month, we happened to meet some students taking a course towards their Certified Ice Technician designation. They were subsequently interviewed by ORFA –...
The Township of Selwyn has been granted funding from the Ontario's Municipal GHG Challenge Fund for planned energy efficiency measures at Lakefield Arena to reduce the indoor ice arena cost. These measures include a REALice system to reduce that arena's energy spend by no longer needing to use...
April 23, 2018 - The Peterborough Examiner reports the Township of Selwyn, Ontario has been given the Energy Award from Sustainable Peterborough because of their REALice cold water treatment installation at the Ennismore Arena. Sustainable Peterborough described the REALice project as follows: "In 2017, Selwyn Township installed...