BURNABY, B.C., July  20, 2016  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") of Canlan Ice Sports Corp. (the “Corporation”) (TSX:ICE) was held on June 16, 2016 in Burnaby, British Columbia.  Each of the matters voted upon at the Meeting is discussed in detail in the Company's Management Information Circular dated May 16, 2016, which can be found on the website www.sedar.com.

The total number of shares represented by shareholders in person and by proxy at the meeting was 10,450,225 shares, representing approximately 78.36% of the Company's outstanding shares. The voting in relation to the election of directors was conducted by way of ballot at the Meeting and the results were as follows:

Name of Director Votes for Charles G. Allen  100.00%W. Grant Ballantyne  100.00%Frank D. Barker  99.88%Geoffrey J. Barker  99.88%Doug Brownridge  100.00%William G. Bullis  99.88%Victor D’Souza  100.00%Joey St-Aubin  100.00%

The Company has also filed a report of voting results on all other resolutions voted on at the Meeting on www.sedar.com.

About Canlan

Canlan Ice Sports Corp. is the North American leader in the development, operations and ownership of multi-purpose recreation and entertainment facilities. We are the largest private sector owner and operator of recreational ice sports facilities in North America and currently own and/or manage 21 facilities in Canada and the United States with 83 playing surfaces, including ice surfaces, as well as indoor soccer fields, sport courts, volleyball courts and basketball courts.  Canlan Ice Sports Corp. is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “ICE.”  To learn more about Canlan please visit www.icesports.com.