After our stop at the Ayr Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Arena in North Dumfries, we decided to turn this visit into a different type of Operator to Operator call. Instead of interviewing Ryan, the operator on duty, we followed him while he was doing his flood with REALice-treated...
Hakan and Colleen stopped in at the Polar Palace in Valleyview, Alberta to speak with Archie Steward, Facility Operations Manager. Archie speaks about the quality of his ice and how he builds it at the beginning of the season. ...
Have a look at this short video clip featuring Monty Wood, Arena Manager for the Clare Drake Arena at the University of Alberta. The Clare Drake Arena has been using REALice since 2018. Monty says: We are proud users of the REALice system and the bottom line is...
Our partner in Ontario, Elexicon Group, is hosting a Skate, Lunch, and Learn at the Uxbridge Arena on October 25 from 11:30 am - 1 pm. The Uxbridge Arena implemented the REALice system at the beginning of this season and Elexicon is excited to show the...
The Bonnyville and District Centre has a new and greener way of making ice that utilizes new technology allowing for cold water to be used in creating hard ice surfaces at the facility’s arenas. “Instead of filling our Zambonis with extremely hot 71-degree Celsius water, the...
The Lakeside Leader just published this story about REALice by Joe McWilliams: A new system of ice-making in Slave Lake’s Multi Rec Centre (MRC) looks as if it will deliver the lower costs that it promised. But if what we’re hearing is accurate, it’s much more than that. “People...
My Lloydminster Now reports on REALice: The City says a new ice-making system at the Russ Robertson Arena will cut the bills and reduce the environmental footprint. The Russ Robertson rink now has a REALice floodwater system which the City says has annual savings of $3,600...
What’s the “better bang for the buck” - an HVAC retrofit or REALice? The answer might surprise you. The energy lead had a couple of options but found that going to REALice was the hands-down choice. More in the Pincher Creek Echo. Read it here...
Here is a great article published today by the Toronto Star written about the REALice floodwater technology. The town council in Pincher Creek, Alberta, passed a motion to sign an offer letter for grant funding for a REALice system to lower greenhouse gas emissions at Pincher Creek MCC Arena. “If...
Read the latest press release from the City of Leduc: AUGUST 24, 2021 - The City of Leduc's Alexandra Arena has said goodbye to its reliance on hot water to create and resurface the ice rink to reduce cost, and will be running cold through...