0 ; i : SAT or ey sa erteap rays: aM pea Bart hn, “at. oe TERRACE — Some unexpected costs. have put the arena refrigeration. system improve- ment project over budget, but this:cost. overrun will easily be. covered by savings on three other recreation projects. -Re-roofing a 16-by-220 foot ‘section of the east side of the arena: roof was completed. for $14,800, $3,200 under the pro- jected cost; a latex surfacing on ~ the Kalum Ave. tennis courts was. applied for $6,200 rather | than the projected $10,000; and a little over $8,000 budgeted for ’ a moveable playing field wash- room facility. was saved by scraping the project altogether. The washrooms were suggested © by alderman Dave Hull as an al- ternative to a permanent facility at Christy: Park, but as explained. by Superintendant of Parks and Recreation Steve Scott, the alot- ted sum fell far short of what was required and a priority list for permanent structures will be considered as a part of next year’s budget. Of the total saved, $9,712 will go toward paying the actual cost of $47,712 for the refrigeration system upgrade, $2,500 has been spent on a new cash register for general revenue as unused , Money. The primary,reason for the refrigeration project being over-budget, says Scott,.was up- grading to the. brine header. Once work began, it was dis- covered that much more of the plumbing in the brine header had to be. replaced than was originally thought. One six-inch. noted. The brine header is the por- tion of the refrigeration system that actually makes the ice, It consists of a heat exchanger” where compressed ammonia cools salt water to.a temperature below O degrees Centigrade. The Staying cool - with less fuel play. | ‘In the past, the warm brine form of heat, . eo, : eth LO Soy Pty Ja Beet Mat se anata OB dag te cooled salt water, which has a freezing temperature below that — of fresh water, is then circulated through a maze of piping below the concrete floor of the-arena and creates ice. When the brine: is -returned to the . header, though, its temperature. has in- creased considerably and this is where the second stage of the refrigeration upgrade comes into was “circulated through,an out- door heat exchanger where it was cooled and the heat released into the atmosphere. At the same time that this heat was be- ing wasted,.a natural gas fired hot water heater was being used as a water supply for the Zam- boni... but no more. The warm brine is now circulated through a $16,655 heat reclamation unit which heats fresh water. for the Zamboni and the gas-fired unit is used only as a secondary system. Hot water is used to resurface the ice, explains Scott, because it melts imperfections i in the ice surface and at the same time the lower surface tension of hot water allows it to flow more evenly over the ice before freez- ‘ing. — the swimming pool and,the re- oe maining $3,868 will go back into .. The. last part of the refrigera- tion upgrade is a $13,386 dehumidifer. The real advantage of a dehumidifer will be most . _ noticeable when ice is:put.in dur- ing the summer. The unit is capable of removing seven. gallons of water per hour from the atmosphere and this prevents condensation which in the past -has resulted in water dripping — U-joint alone. cost $1, 400, he . onto the ice surface, creating a ‘nightmare for maintenance crews. The bottom line is, how- ever, that the entire arena opera-. tion is now far more efficient: than it used to be. Energy, in the is no longer wasted and the interior of the building i is dry. Coming events in _ regional sports Four, to. six more teams are needed for the Terrace Curling Club to start up a Saturday mix- ed league. Persons or teams in- ; terested should contact Norah. Jakes at 635-2361. A goaltender aged 13 or up, is -- needed for Terrace ladies’ hockey. If interested, phone Linda Black at 635-2140. ‘Today is the deadline for en- tries in the Terrace men’s and _ ladies’ cash bonspiel coming up this weekend at the Terrace Curlitig Club, The spiel runs Fri- day night to Sunday. Phone the curling rink at 635-5583 for in- ~ formation. Here's the week’s schedule for’ Terrace men’s basketball at Caledonia high school, Games - are at 9 and 10:15 p.m. Tuesday — Skeena Hotel vs All Seasons, and Kluss & Sons vs Ev’s Clippers. 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