Fundraising for a New Resurfacer
When you need a new ice re-surfacer, how do you go about fundraising the money you need? And how...
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Challenging Your Ice Makers to be Energy Conscious
How the City of Burlington challenged their ice makers to be more energy conscious, how they began to save energy, water and money — practically overnight and how you can replicate it for your own arena staff.
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Ice Arenas and Bleacher Heaters
Was the addition of bleacher heaters one of the worst ideas ever for indoor ice arenas? Some, like George Bell Arena’s Larry Woodley, think so, and so do I.
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Carbon Monoxide and Ice Arenas
Earlier this month, 19 players from the women’s ice hockey game between the Wisconsin...
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Managing Snow at the Arena
For many facilities, snow management is routine — a nuisance to be dealt with all winter long, eating up resources and threatening to impact operations in the blink of an eye.
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The Plan to Make Woodstock Union Arena Net-Zero
The non-profit board of the Union Arena in Woodstock, VT wants to make it the first net-zero ice arena in North America. Here’s how they plan to do that.
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Going Off the Grid in Kapuskasing – Part 1
With rising energy costs, it’s a concept that municipalities and arena owners often dream of. But Kapuskasing, Ontario actually did it: they took their arena off the grid. Here’s what they were thinking…
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When Your Resurfacer Goes on Sick Leave
What happens when your ice resurfacer takes a sick leave? Do you have a spare resurfacer on site, or do you need to make alternative plans?
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Apples, Mighty Ducks — and Grant Money in Minnesota
The single pad arena in La Crescent, MN has been awarded grant money for arena improvements two years in a row. Program director Mark Erikson says it’s all about the fundraising…
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Approaching Full Capacity
Bob L’Ecuyer, the manager at the Cairns Arena in South Burlington, VT, designs programs that others want to run and make money with. In his view, that’s the key to full capacity — and his arena’s success….
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Become part of the Re-Surfacing Gallery! Send a picture of you or you and your crew, doing your...
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Ice Resurfacing: There’s a New Kid in Town
There’s a new ice resurfacer on the North American market — the French-imagined and Canadian-built Okay Elektra. I visited their factory in Terrebonne, QC to find out more…
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