23 Feb Working Together: REALice and Reclaim Heat
Arena technical and maintenance supervisor Barry Richards tells how REALice works with the existing reclaim heat at the Pearkes Arena in Saanich, BC....
Success Stories
06 Jan George Bell Arena’s Savings Update
Toronto's George Bell Arena is now using REALice-treated water sourced straight from the cold water tap at 5.7°C to resurface their ice - a dramatic change from the 57°C they used to use for resurfacing their ice...
02 Dec City of Williams Lake evaluates REALice®
VANCOUVER - REALice® has been installed at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex in City of Williams Lake in 2014. Garry Breck, Facility Maintenance Coordinator, speaks about his experience with the system: "If you can afford the Real Ice system it makes a lot of sense to put it in. The only draw backs...
07 Sep Saving Energy in Chilliwack
“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...
06 Sep Source Water Challenges Overcome with REALice
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...
08 Jun District of Squamish Buys REALice® System for Municipal Arena
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...
29 Apr Success Story Fuller Lake Arena – reducing the load of your plant
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,...
15 Apr District of Oak Bay Buys REALice® System for Municipal Rink
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...
31 Mar Saanich news features REALice®
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...
12 Jun PNE featured in Climate Smart Promotional Video
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...