Re-Surfacing | Ideas for Icemakers

Before and After: LEDs

by Colleen O'Shea | Jan 26, 2021 | Arena Equipment | 0 |

How much brighter will your indoor ice arena be if you replace your T5s with LEDs? The Mayfield Recreation Complex tracked their changes and the results are amazing.

The Value of Tracking Data – Even Your Drill Tests

by Colleen O'Shea | Jan 19, 2021 | Management | 0 |

How a head ice technician turned to data to improve the ice, and his ice making skills.

When Snow Melt Pits Stop Melting

by Colleen O'Shea | Dec 2, 2020 | Arena Equipment | 0 |

Alex Audy at Complexe 2 Glaces Honco in St-Romuald, Quebec wasn’t happy with his snow melt pit: it wasn’t melting the snow, which meant the operators needed to use hot water to melt the snow by hand. Here’s what he did.

Field of Means

by Colleen O'Shea | Aug 26, 2020 | Fundraising | 0 |

Ninety-seven acres of land is making a difference to programming and facilities in the Town of Allan, Saskatchewan.

The Ice is Going In and other Stories…

by Colleen O'Shea | Aug 7, 2020 | Energy Efficiency | 1 |

Building Ice, the AARFP’s REALice webinar, and Energy Star in both Canada and the USA.

Being Green Pays Off for Leduc Recreation Centre

by Colleen O'Shea | Jul 24, 2020 | Arena Equipment, Energy Efficiency | 0 |

Having a green facility can enhance its attraction for sporting events and tournament organizers. Here’s how the City of Leduc, Alberta, makes energy efficiency and recreation tourism work hand in hand.

A School, an Arena and a Converted Zamboni with a Logging Truck Wrap

by Colleen O'Shea | Jun 28, 2020 | Arena Equipment, Energy Efficiency | 0 |

Scratch below the logging truck wrap and you’ll find a clever orchestra of innovations, grant applications, marketing concepts and community spirit that came together to save money, lower greenhouse gas emissions — and stop wasting waste heat at the arena in Port McNeill, BC.

Webinarring: A Positive Side Effect of the Shutdown

by Colleen O'Shea | May 22, 2020 | Management | 0 |

A round-up of upcoming webinars that operators and management of ice rinks will be interested in attending.

A Better Way to Build Hockey Arenas

by Colleen O'Shea | Mar 28, 2020 | Energy Efficiency | 1 |

Clean, bright, maintenance-free — and a lightning-quick build that costs a whole lot less. Why you should look at Sprung’s brick-and-mortar alternatives for your next recreation project.