Vernon Recreation’s machines that maintain the ice rinks have been named.
The City of Vernon compiled the votes, and announced the winning names:
Sniper Wiper – submitted by Ellison Elementary
Lightning McClean – submitted by Coldstream Elementary
Icy McIce-Face – submitted by Bearisto Elementary
More than 1,100 votes were cast in the naming contest, which was a collaborative project between the City of Vernon and local elementary schools to come up with fun, unique names for the Zamboni-like machines.
“We’re thrilled to see the excitement and creativity from both the students and the community in this contest. These names reflect the energy and imagination of our young residents while celebrating Vernon’s commitment to sustainability,” Mayor Victor Cumming, said.
“Each of these electric ice resurfacers is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 17 to 19 tonnes per year, helping create cleaner air in our facilities and further supporting our environmental goals.”
Two of the the ice-resurfacers were retrofitted to run on electricity rather than propane, while the other machine is new and electric powered as well.
