North Cowichan – Fuller Lake Arena – REALice Success Story Taking load off of your plant If large loads are an issue with your ice plant, read Fred Kilner's story about the Municipality of North Cowichan's rink and how REALice has helped. It was a weeknight in mid-October,...
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...
Oak Bay Recreation Centre installation will mean significant energy savings April 15, 2016 - REALice Canada, the supplier of a cold water method for making ice in arenas across Canada, is pleased to announce that the District of Oak Bay, B.C. has purchased a REALice® System...
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 @Saanich News at the end of March by Travis Paterson, Reporter at Saanich News. Pearkes Arena reducing carbon footprint The era of flooding ice rinks with hot water is coming to an end. Pearkes arena is one of about 12 artificial indoor rinks...
Installation at Pearkes Recreation Centre means significant energy savings March 11, 2016 - REALice Canada, the supplier of a cold water method for making ice in arenas across Canada, is pleased to announce that the District of Saanich, B.C. has purchased a REALice® System for its...
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/ ...
It was overcast and 40.6 degrees F at puck drop on Friday, perfect conditions for outdoor hockey. The players certainly noticed the ice quality and after the game many of them commented on how much they appreciated the quality of the ice. "As a player in the...
We are thrilled to see that REALice was listed as one of the top 20 technologies from E Source. E Source is the go-to for utilities in planning and execution of many initiatives. From E Source: January 2016 In 2015, potentially disruptive technologies made substantial headway—and headlines—in the...
‘We’re quite excited,’ facilities manager says of ‘carbon-neutral’ ideas for Brennan Park in Squamish, BC Three Brennan Park Recreation Centre projects proposed for the 2016 budget could help the district reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 30 tonnes per year. All three projects relate to upgrading...