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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...