City of Calgary announced a new event Monday to help boost the local tourism sector amid the city’s colder months.In partnership with 55 community organizations from the arts, non-profit, tourism and sports sectors, the city will be hosting its first-ever six-week winter festival.The Chinook Blast will premiere in the city starting mid-January 2021 and will run until the end of February.“Chinook Blast is our way of putting a stamp on the winter weather as a badge of pride,” Mayor Naheed Nenshi said.“These six weeks are going to be something special, whether you’re from here or coming to experience the best of Calgary in the winter.” Calgary’s Stephen Avenue to light up with 2020 GLOW Winter Festival The festival will work to highlight the.