I am not sure what industry or business your in, but I do think a lot of people discount smaller towns and cities as a way of moving up quickly within an organization.
I was born and raised in Calgary, never lived anywhere else. I have visited Regina many times over the years since my parents lived there for a little while while newly weds and my father has a million friends and fond memories, it was his first home when he came to Canada.
Things I like as a Calgarian
1) Traffic: It's amazing how quickly you get accustomed to running around town and getting pretty much everywhere you really need in a 10 minute drive or less.
2) Strong sense of community for a lot: Being of Greek origin, Regina has a very small and strong community there. I think the same can be said of others from different backgrounds.
3) Great food scene: I know this may get some weird looks but I can tell you that the food scene is actually really good. I will be biased and say that being Greek and having literally dozens of family friends that have a bunch of the long standing places there helps. For a long long time, Regina wasn't the size of city that a lot of the large chains flocked to. The little guy really did thrive here. Lately though I have found the mood has shifted to more of the chain style places. I can't tell you how often people are trying to drag me to Earls and than wait 2 hours for a table.
I haven't ever been in the winter, but in the spring and summer when I have visited the weather has always been really nice and very very warm.
As for work? Nothing wrong with a short term stay to potentially move up in a company .
Either way, good luck and make the most of whatever you decide.
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