As the almost whole world (well at least the western part of it) celebrates Saint Valentine’s Day, all the stores sell hearts, flowers and chocolates, restaurants will be book solid, let us pause for a moment and think about the origin of that popular feast, and find out a bit more about who Saint Valentine actually was. Legend states that Valentine, along with St. Marius, aided the Christian martyrs during the Claudian persecution. In additionRead More

COURIER Family Day is a relatively “new” holiday, currently only recognized in four provinces: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and British Columbia. For a time Alberta celebrated the joy of family all on its own, with the first ever “Family Day” being held in 1990! It took 17 years for the next province, Saskatchewan, to join Alberta, instituting Family Day as a provincial holiday in 2007. A holiday that has lived to see a quarter century (plusRead More