CN: Arctic Glacier Premium Ice Opens New Production Facility in Quebec, With 40 Employees | Trade and Industry Development

CN: Arctic Glacier Premium Ice Opens New Production Facility in Quebec, With 40 Employees

Oct 18, 2022
Arctic Glacier, LLC, a leading provider of premium ice products and related services, announces the grand opening of a state-of-the-art, high-capacity production facility in Dorval, QC.

Arctic Glacier, LLC, a leading provider of premium ice products and related services, announces the grand opening of a state-of-the-art, high-capacity production facility in Dorval, QC. As Canada’s leading manufacturer of packaged ice, the new production facility represents a $5.3 million (CAD) investment and enables the ice company to expand service throughout the province of Quebec and eastern Ontario.

“We are very excited to open our newest facility in Quebec and honored to continue our legacy of supporting the province’s businesses. Investments in innovation is foundational to Arctic Glacier and is just one of the ways we continuously create value for our customers, our employees, and the communities where we operate,” said Richard Wyckoff, President, and CEO of Arctic Glacier.

The ice company has deep, long-standing partnerships with hundreds of Quebec locally owned and family operated businesses. “We selected Dorval for our new facility to maximize our service throughout the province and to advantageously nurture our partnerships with the province’s locally owned distributors and ice companies,” said Jeremy Spencer, Regional President of Arctic Glacier for Canada.

Arctic Glacier’s new Dorval facility will double the ice company’s previous facility’s production capacity and increase their storage capacity by 500%. During peak season, the new facility will employee 40 people and offer additional employment and business opportunities throughout the province. The new, fully automated facility came online in July and is currently scaling up to full capacity.

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