[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]What does the future of ice making look like? Ice makers have been using extremely hot water to maintain the ice -- a practice that's been going on for half a century, or more. The hot floodwater that's poured...
It's just over a month since Louis Robichaud, the Arena Manager at the Woodland Arena in Vermillion Bay, ON, installed their REALice water treatment system. And so far, he's very impressed with the ice and the reviews he got for it. "People come in and ask,...
Nathan Kleinschmit, Engineering Manager and Ice Specialist at The Monument in Rapid City, SD, says ice quality wasn't ever an issue at their arena. After all, Rapid City has a pretty dry environment, and the hockey season is normally over before the hot weather begins. That...
● no brainer ● definition: something such as a decision that is very easy or obvious REALice is a no-brainer when it comes to lowering your arena's energy spent, cut CO2 emissions, and make great ice. Ask our Energy Champions: Read one of the many success stories Join our Facebook Peer Group If you'd...
VANCOUVER, May 4, 2021 — REALice Canada is proud to recognize four individuals for leadership to their arena operations team and stakeholders. All of them use REALice to make great ice AND have found innovative ways to reduce cost at their ice rink. The REALice 2021...
Vancouver, BC April 2021 - The FortisBC point-of-sale rebate of $27,000 will end on December 31, 2021. As part of their COVID19 response to help municipalities reduce cost for their ice arena maintenance and recognizing that REALice is a reliable solution with proven results, FortisBC had increased the...
What impact will the carbon tax have on natural gas prices? Robin Hutcheson, a P. Eng. from Arborus Consulting / CoEnergy Coop in Ottawa, ON has done the math. For many municipalities using natural gas as a fuel source for water heating, the escalating costs -- even...
Site visits are rare these days! That's why we are even more excited to be able to take you along to visit Doug Conquergood at the Servus Community Arena (SCA) in Bow Island, AB. Doug has been in charge of the arena ice maintenance there for the...
Town of Falher were successful applicants of the Recreation Energy Conservation Funding Program through Municipal Climate Change Action Centre (MCCAC). The grant funding (totalling $25,227) allowed the Falher Regional Recreation Complex to install a deaerator designed by REALIce on the facility’s ice making system to help...
Happy New Year! While we usually keep our success stories to Canadian ice arenas, we thought we will start off 2021 with a report from Switzerland. After all, the ice for the famous Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland has been built with REALice for years now and Swiss people are...