Lighting can do so much more than brighten a space. For some communities it can mean safer gathering places or extended recreation time. Through energy-efficient lighting replacements, Energizing Spaces has transformed more communities with new rink/security lighting.
Check out these incredible community stories from our 2025 Grant Recipients:
A New Light on the Ice at Lake Bonavista Community Association
For years, the community rink lighting at Lake Bonavista Community Association was adequate for the needs of skaters both on and off the ice, but as the system aged, it presented more and more challenges for the broad range of community members who use the facility.
Energizing Spaces powered by ENMAX helped them upgrade their inefficient and outdated system with high-efficiency LEDs. It’s been a positive transformation for everyone who steps onto the ice.
With improved visibility and energy efficiencies of LED lighting, the upgrade enhances safety, reduces operating costs, and ensures that all community members—from young children learning to skate, to teens engaging in recreation, to seniors enjoying a healthy, social activity—can benefit from the facility.
Wildwood's Rink's Bright Future
Wildwood Community Rink is more than just ice; it’s a vital community hub for skaters and neighbours alike. It boasts one of the best-kept ice surfaces in the area, maintained by dedicated volunteers, who manage everything from Zamboni operation and flooding to organizing hockey games and cozy campfires
However, no amount of passion could save the failing rink lighting system. The lights took several minutes to “warm up,” wasting both electricity and posing a safety risk to skaters. Once warm, the old multi-directional lights caused a new problem: they shone into neighbouring houses, causing uncomfortable glare. Additionally, the outdated system wasted electricity, and inflated operating costs for the community association.
Thanks to a generous grant from Energizing Spaces, Wildwood replaced the failing fixtures with new, high-efficiency LED lights. The new lights use HALF the electricity of the old system, providing cost savings that will help this community hub continue to thrive. Proper lighting through the darker months helps make the space usable, safe and inviting for both the skaters and the people who enjoy the cozy campfires around the rink. The directed lighting has reduced the light pollution disrupting the rink’s neighbours.
Proper lighting helps to secure the rink as a cherished community hub for many years to come.
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