If city water didn’t have so much air in it, everyone could use cold water to resurface their ice. But that’s not the way it is. Cold water holds much more air than hot water – and one way to remove that air is by heating the...
Hazelton, BC, August 2019 - The brand new Upper Skeena Recreation Centre in Hazelton, BC, owned by the Regional District of Kitimat Stikine and scheduled to open early September, has just received their REALice system. Installing REALice is easy and will take a certified plumber 1 - 2 hours to ensure that all...
The City of Kelowna decided to equip their Memorial Arena with REALice and benefit from the 20K FortisBC rebate. Kelowna has already been using a system at their Rutland Arena serving two ice pads for several years with great success. The City will be the 12th municipality in Canada repeatedly investing in REALice for their arenas...
August 7th, Powell River, BC - The Powell River Peak reported on technology upgrades to save energy and cost at the Powell River Recreation Complex. The REALice system is one these energy upgrades. Neil Pukesh, City Manager of Recreation states in the article that staff members have been impressed with...
Vancouver, July 25, 2019 - More communities in BC are jumping on the FortisBC Rink De-aerator rebate offer and are benefiting from the $20,000 incentive for the purchase of the REALice system. After the City of Chilliwack has decided to equip their newest ice sheet at the Sardis Sports...
Vancouver, July 3, 2019 - The City of Chilliwack today confirmed its order for a second REALice system for a third ice sheet under construction at the Sardis Sports Complex. “We are happy to be incorporating a second REALice system into our newest rink,” said Ryan Mulligan,...
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...
Update May 2021 - FortisBC currently offers a point-of-sale rebate of $27,000 per REALice system* for their natural gas and electric customers who install ice resurfacing technologies to eliminate the need for hot water when making ice. This offer ends on Dec 31, 2021. This FortisBC...
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...
Wade Yianakopolos is the operations manager at The Rinks at Exeter in Exeter, New Hampshire. When Wade and his team put in their REALice water treatment system at the beginning of December, 2018, the ice for the twin pads was already in. Following our best practices, they shaved...