20 Apr Webinar Recap: One-Year-Pilot from the City of Kitchener
Management handed the transition to the arena crew instead of mandating it. Then the skaters praised the ice without knowing anything had changed....
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02 Apr City of Kitchener Implements REALice System – CTV News
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...
30 Oct Our ice is fantastic! Chris Perry’s REALice Story
The WJ Henderson Recreation Centre in Amherstview, Ontario, put in REALice in 2024. The building is being renovated with a replacement swimming pool, expected to open in 2026, so it’s been a construction zone for the past year and a half. In the summer of 2025,...
16 Oct From Skeptic to Believer — Billy Creber’s REALice Story
When Billy Creber first heard about REALice, he wanted nothing to do with it. “We were told cold-water resurfacing could never give you the same ice,” Billy recalls. He even campaigned against buying the system. But once it was installed and the ice went in, everything changed. Seeing...
24 Sep St. Albert Expands REALice to Jarome Iginla and Kinex Arenas
The City of St. Albert continues to lead the way in sustainable rink operations. Following successful results at Servus Credit Union Place, where three rinks have been operating with REALice for years, the City has now installed REALice systems at the Jarome Iginla Arena and...
03 Jul Alberta rinks: Get CEC Funding for Better Ice and Lower Energy Costs
Great news for Alberta arena operators! The Municipal Climate Change Action Centre (MCCAC) is still offering funding through the Climate and Energy Conservation (CEC) Program from the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre (MCCAC), through which Alberta municipalities can access up to 50% funding. Now is the perfect time to upgrade...
30 Jan Colder Weather – Warmer Ice
Join our first Operator-to-Operator call of 2025 to meet several REALice Ice Meisters. They will discuss how their ice needs to run warmer, especially when the weather is cold. This Zoom call is scheduled for February 6, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time / 11:30 a.m....
23 Oct Meeting the challenges of Climate Change
The village of Boyle, Alberta, just published a media release about their latest energy savings retrofit project. This accompanies the LED lighting and REALice cold water ice flooding projects already completed at the Boyle Millview Arena to further reduce energy costs and meet the challenges...
04 Dec Improved ice at Fairgrounds Annex adds to success of Carolina Thunderbirds
The Winston-Salem Journal reports on REALice: These days, the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex hockey rink is popping. Sure, it helps that the Carolina Thunderbirds are consistent winners in the Federal Prospects Hockey League and will contend again this season for the championship. The actual viewing of the games...
30 Oct Ron Ebbesen Twin Arenas installs energy efficient ice system to reduce GHG emissions
The City of Airdrie announced the installation of a higher-efficiency ice system (REALice) at Ron Ebbesen Twin Arenas. A release from the City stated this allows the ice to be flooded with cold water instead of hot for increased energy savings and improved ice quality. “This upgrade...