Entertainment and sporting events in holding pattern as Omicron variant rages on

Many major events have had to cancel or postpone as uncertainty grows with the rapidly spreading Omicron variant. Big Winter Classic, a massive music festival in Calgary, scheduled for January 27 - 30, is now on hold. Adrian Urlacher, the founder, says his team met Friday afternoon to discuss their plan B. “With the restrictions in place it makes it impossible to run an event and try to be true to what you do as an event, which is to create community and gatherings. It was a very tough dec