With July winding down, many arenas have a date circled in their calendar to begin the artificial ice-making process for the start of the hockey and figure skating season. For some of our customers, it means their first time ever building ice using the REALice System. Since many...
The City of Armstrong /Township of Spallumcheen has invested in a brand new REALice system. Just in time for the upcoming season, the Norval ice arena will be building their ice from scratch with unheated water. This switch would not only save the community thousands of dollars...
On Friday, July 15, 2016, the City of Chilliwack, BC installed a REALice System in the Twin Rinks Arena, a facility with two NHL-sized indoor ice rinks. Although one of the twin-pads runs just 8 months a year, the other is run year round. But last...
Luxembourg - Last week, the National Hockey League (NHL) had meetings at several different venues all over the USA. Columbus, Ohio was where the Facility Operations Managers were meeting, and Håkan Grönlund from Luxembourg-based H2O Vortex S.A. was there, presenting how low energy REALice® technology can make a difference to their ice quality, consistency, bottom line...
The City of Kamloops is well on its way to achieving energy efficient operations and reducing carbon emissions. On Tuesday, Kamloops approved the purchase of a REALice system for the Brock Arena in an effort to further reduce emissions and to save money. Council agreed...
The REALice installation at the Brennan Park Recreation Centre will save energy and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% June 8, 2016 - REALice Canada, the supplier of a cold water method for making ice in arenas across Canada, is pleased to announce that the...
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...
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...