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Regina thinks you'll trade the ocean for... well, whatever they have.

You will not believe what Regina is trying to pull

Some good morning, buddy — this is Halifax, and we have stories. And some of them, my son, well, they just make you laugh. You ever seen an ad trying to lure you away from the prettiest city on the Atlantic? Regina, Saskatchewan, bless their hearts, just took a shot at us, trying to convince Haligonians to trade their ocean breeze for, well, whatever it is they got out there. It's a tongue-in-cheek ad, they say, trying to get folks to pack up and move west.

The nerve of it, eh? I saw this circulating, and I just had to chuckle. I mean, here we are, enjoying our morning coffee overlooking the harbour, maybe grabbing a donair from King of Donair on Quinpool Road – the *real* King, mind you – and some folks in Regina think they can just waltz in and convince us to leave? Bless their ambitious little hearts. It's like trying to tell someone who just finished a perfect lobster roll at Fisherman's Cove that a hotdog from a prairie truck stop is better. Some good try, but no thanks.

### What This Means for Halifax

* **A good laugh:** Mostly, it just gave us all a chuckle. We're a proud bunch, and a little friendly rivalry is all in good fun. * **Proof we're special:** Honestly, it's a testament to how good we have it here. People from away always seem to think the East Coast is cute and slow. We are slow in the ways that matter and quick in the ways they don't teach you about, buddy. * **Donair defense:** This just makes me want to go grab a donair and eat it right on the ferry, just to prove a point. The ferry, by the way, is a daily miracle that costs almost nothing. Try finding that in Regina.

We've got the Citadel Hill, where people actually go for walks and picnics, and Spring Garden Road bustling with life, and Gottingen Street always humming with some new music I've gotta check out later. Why would anyone leave that for… well, Saskatchewan? It's just not going to happen, my son. We're rooted here, from the Halifax Explosion memorial reminding us of our resilience to the vibrant music scene that keeps us going.

Tommy MacLellan, MiTL Sports Desk, Halifax.

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