Armstrong ice system saves money Armstrong Spallumcheen Parks and Recreation has invested in a brand new REALice system. Just in time for the upcoming season, the Nor-Val Sports Centre has built its ice from scratch with unheated water. This switch will not only save the community thousands of...
The city's Multiplex has undergone a technological upgrade to save energy, by Beth McKay, February 1, 2016. In the summer of 2015, the City of Yellowknife installed a vortex degasser at its Multiplex facility to reduce energy consumption. The multi-purpose recreation facility houses an Olympic-size ice...
Cleaning up Canada’s game: how one technology could change the way we take to the ice Even the local hockey rink can't escape the climate-change economy VANCOUVER—For ice rink workers, filling up a Zamboni with anything but piping hot water is basically an act of sacrilege—just ask...
Explore Canadian Ice Rink Sustainability Efforts On April 1, 2016, Just Energy highlighted REALice in its article, "Explore Canadian Ice Rink Sustainability Efforts." The article discusses REALice technology and explains how it has become an innovative and green solution to maintaining manmade ice in Canada's 8,000...
Real Ice Canada was featured by @MacleansMag in a February piece by senior correspondent, Jonathon Gatehouse. "How Hockey Can Change its Energy-Hogging, Carbon Spewing Ways." Click here to read the full article: http://www.macleans.ca/society/technology/how-hockey-can-change-its-energy-hogging-carbon-spewing-ways/ ...
Interview with Rachel Villari & Brock Harrison in the Edmonton live radio morning show 630CHED. Rachel talks about her article in the Hockey News Magazine from September 14th, 2015: "Skating on thin ice" Listen to Rachel talking about REALice®: [audio m4a="https://realice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Interview-with-Rachel-Villari-on-AM630-CHED-9.9.15-Skating-on-thin-ice.m4a"][/audio] Access the full story. ...
Climate Smart in Vancouver has produced a short video, featuring 8 of their members and highlighting their initiatives to cut carbon. The PNE is being featured as the first example. The PNE had cut 340 GJ of Natural Gas and estimates electricity savings in the range...
The new REALice technology is being called a success in Castlegar. The system, which was put in late last year, is creating thousands of dollars in energy savings. Pictured above is (from left to right) Hakan Gronlund of H2O Vortex/Watreco, Jim Crockett of the CDRD,...
