Blanket Your Ice with Energy Savings
Does your ice surface have long blocks of idle time? You might want to consider a foil blanket like the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, WA did, to reduce energy costs and run time.
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Author: Colleen O'Shea
Running in Circles for 22 Years
Are you in the market for a used ice resurfacer? You might want to consider this 22-year-old Olympia who’s worked out of the Dominion Arena for the past 22 years. 5,936 hours and is still looking good…
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This De-Icer Eliminates Repetitive Motion Injuries from Scraping the Ice
The de-icer takes the place of scraping the ice by hand to remove the ice from the boards, reducing injury due to repetitive motions. It’s an invention by the City of Shawinigan, Quebec for its arena workers, but other municipalities wanted it too… Here’s how La Touche Finale was born.
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The Lenticular Print at Centre Mario-Tremblay
One of my favourite community centres is the Centre Mario-Tremblay in the city of Alma, Quebec. To...
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Removing “That’s the way we’ve always done it” from your vocabulary and other Les Quinton-isms for making your arena energy efficient
‘That’s the way we’ve always done it’ – If you want to turn your barn into an energy efficient arena, Les Quinton says you need to toss that phrase from your vocabulary — and four other arena-changing tips…
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