“We are also taxpayers, so if we can save money for the municipality, it helps us out too." --Mike Knight, Supervisor of Arenas, City of Chilliwack and Chief Engineer, Twin Rinks Arena The Twin Rinks Arena in Chilliwack, BC turned 40 this year. Run by the...
Before REALice, Mineral-rich Well Water Had Hampered the Freezing Process Can REALice help a facility overcome source water challenges? Tony Liddle, who oversees facility operations at Kerry Park Recreation Centre, believes it has helped them immensely. The indoor ice arena uses well water that is mineral...
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,...
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...
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 Facility Management from the Cariboo Memorial Complex in Williams Lake, BC had analysed their utility consumption over a 5 month period and compared it to the previous 5 years during the same period. PREVIOUS HYDRO CONSUMPTION AVERAGE 2009-2013: 711,587 KWH PREVIOUS NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION AVERAGE 2009-2013: 1898.0 GJ 2014 WITH...
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,...