Valentine's Day

A vase of baby’s breath sits on a work bench at Acanthus Floral and Botanical in Almonte, Ont., on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. A British Columbia non-profit organization fighting invasive species is reminding people on Valentine’s Day to spread the love, not the baby’s breath. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Show baby’s breath no love this Valentine’s Day, invasive species group warns

The small white sprigs stuck between your long-stem roses are actually a harmful invasive plant

 

Bring your suit, your tie, and your goggles when getting married on a ski resort. (Zachary Delaney/Revelstoke Review)

Mountain Matchmakers: Revelstoke ski hill hosts Valentine’s Day weddings

More than 100 people showed up to RMR to take in the lovely event

 

This image released by The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum shows a Valentine’s greeting card from 2010 made of lasercut card stock (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum via AP)

Earnest or playful, that Valentine’s card has a history

‘The giving and receiving of Valentines was always partly about performing love, for an audience’

 

Suhaandeep and Sandy Gill live in Abbotsford and Mission, and he goes to school in Maple Ridge. The two spent last week delivering special treat bags to shelters in all three cities. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

Kid Cupid: Young Maple Ridge student delivers love to the streets with Valentine’s Day bags

Suhaandeep Gill, 7, created thoughtful bags of much-needed items to give to three city shelters

Suhaandeep and Sandy Gill live in Abbotsford and Mission, and he goes to school in Maple Ridge. The two spent last week delivering special treat bags to shelters in all three cities. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)
SilverStar Mountain Resort near Vernon shared the love on Valentine’s Day in 2022. (Black Press photo)

QUIZ: How much do you know about love and romance?

Valentine’s Day is a celebration of romantic love

SilverStar Mountain Resort near Vernon shared the love on Valentine’s Day in 2022. (Black Press photo)
The City of Maple Ridge is inviting residents to attend a council meeting for Valentine’s Day. (City of Maple Ridge Twitter/Special to The News)

Nothing says ‘I love you’ more than a Maple Ridge council meeting

City inviting lovers to attend the next council meeting which just happens to fall on Valentine’s Day

The City of Maple Ridge is inviting residents to attend a council meeting for Valentine’s Day. (City of Maple Ridge Twitter/Special to The News)
Mary (nee Hodgkinson) Rideout in Toronto, 1943. On the back, it says “watching for my ship to come in.” (Maple Ridge Museum archives #P03913)

LOOKING BACK: The struggles of dating during the Second World War

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Mary (nee Hodgkinson) Rideout in Toronto, 1943. On the back, it says “watching for my ship to come in.” (Maple Ridge Museum archives #P03913)