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50-473: New Minas is a Canadian village located in the eastern part of Kings County in Nova Scotia 's Annapolis Valley . As of 2011, the population was 5,135. New Minas borders the town of Kentville to the west and the unincorporated community of Greenwich to the east. The town of Wolfville is further east on the other side of Greenwich. New Minas is approximately 100 km northwest of Halifax . The village

100-425: A GT while on a test drive and the customer ends up in a coma. Fitz meets Ali while in jail and at first believes her to be his lawyer until she says "mom", referring to Fitz's customer in the coma. In an attempt to avoid a pending attempted vehicular manslaughter charge Fitz decides to marry Babs, who comes out of her coma just in time to get married. Ali admits her attraction to Fitz after her mother tells him she wants

150-445: A change of 1.1% from its 2016 population of 47,404 . With a land area of 2,087.88 km (806.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 23.0/km (59.4/sq mi) in 2021. Population trend Ethnic Origin (2006) Mother tongue (2011) Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits: Call Me Fitz Call Me Fitz

200-580: A change of 3.8% from its 2016 population of 60,600 . With a land area of 2,120.31 km (818.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 29.7/km (76.9/sq mi) in 2021. Forming the majority of the Kings County census division, the Municipality of the County of Kings, including its Subdivisions A, B, C, and D, had a population of 47,918 living in 20,733 of its 22,958 total private dwellings,

250-601: A divorce and while they are making out in her car Ali accidentally steps on the accelerator and drives into and kills her mother. In season two Fitz's attempts to open the Summerwind are thwarted by city council and Fitz is the prime suspect in the disappearance and suspected homicide of Sonja. Fitz decides to run for city council in season three. The news that Ali is pregnant with his baby does little to inspire Fitz to change his ways. Through an unfortunate series of mishaps Fitz ends up as mayor of Coverton. Fitz's rampant promiscuity

300-577: A major industry, as the county has some of the best farmland in Nova Scotia, but farmland now faces pressure from suburban development around valley towns. The county also faces serious pollution problems in its major water artery, the Cornwallis River . Kings County was a major wooden shipbuilding area in the 19th Century, including a four-masted barque built in Kingsport named Kings County which

350-617: A mill, chapel and burial ground at Oak Island. However the Acadians were expelled and the settlement was destroyed during the Bay of Fundy Campaign of the Acadian Expulsion in 1755. New England Planters resettled the area in 1760s as part of Horton Township but built their farms further from the river along the Old Post Road, later Nova Scotia's Highway No. 1 . New Minas was the site of one of

400-512: A predominantly farming and agricultural community between the towns of Kentville and Wolfville. The Dominion Atlantic Railway operated a gravel quarry at Oak Island in New Minas and served a growing number of food and bulk feed plants at New Minas in the mid 19th Century. However development increased with the construction of the Highway 101 expressway in the 1970s. With the village's low tax rate and

450-511: A world in which sin and sexual charisma come at full new-model cost... [FITZ] is King of Front-Wheel Drive and Back-Seat Romps." Orange County, CA Film Commission President Paul Ruffino said about the series "A satirical demonic view of the menagerie of mediocrity called mankind. Bawdy and expertly written Call Me Fitz is TV platinum. HBO Canada? What about the lower 48...come on...we deserve genuine entertainment down here. A hit for sure!" TV Guide wrote "The snappy, obscenity-filled dialogue

500-631: Is a Canadian television series produced by E1 Entertainment , Amaze Film & Television, and Big Motion Pictures. The half-hour comedy stars Jason Priestley as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick, a morally bankrupt used-car salesman whose consequence-free life is complicated by the arrival of do-gooder Larry ( Ernie Grunwald ), another salesman who claims he is Fitz's conscience. The series is co-produced by Movie Central (western Canada) and The Movie Network (central/eastern Canada), for airing on those two channels and their jointly owned channel HBO Canada (Canada wide). The first thirteen-episode season of

550-504: Is a dominant industry in the Kings economy, there are many emerging industries such as trade, health care, construction, and manufacturing. The largest employment sectors in the county include retail trade (3,621), health care and social assistance (3,352), public administration (2,659), manufacture (2,459), and agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (2,064). Manufacturing employment is over 30% higher and agricultural employment more than double

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600-625: Is located along the south bank of the Cornwallis River occupying the lower slopes of the South Mountain . Nova Scotia's Highway No. 1 runs through the village forming the main street. New Minas was founded in 1682 by Acadians from the Grand Pré area, the largest of the settlements known as Les Mines or Minas after the French copper mines explored at Cape d'Or at the entrance to the Minas Basin in

650-515: Is matched only by his corruption, which eventually lands him in prison. Fitz breaks out of prison just as Ali goes into labour. With Ali having abandoned their son Fitz is left struggling with the challenges of being a single father in season four. In an interview with RTÉ Jason Priestley described the show as "booze, blow and broads or Sunday night at Charlie Sheen 's house." It was announced in November 2009 that principal photography had begun on

700-581: Is set to continue to expand its production capacity starting 2013 until 2018. Kings is home to Canadian Forces Base Greenwood , the east coast's largest air force base. The county also benefits from the location of Acadia University in Wolfville and the NSCC Kingstec campus in Kentville. Nova Scotia's federally funded agriculture and agri-food research centre, Kentville Research and Development Centre, supports

750-677: The Apple Blossom Festival , the annual Steer Bar-B-Que in Kingston, Mud Creek Days, Deep Roots Music Festival and the Devour The Food Film Fest in Wolfville, and the Pumpkin People in Kentville draw tourist throughout the summer and fall. As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Kings County had a population of 62,914 living in 27,538 of its 30,366 total private dwellings,

800-783: The DGC Awards and Best Sitcom at the Banff World Media Festival . In 2010, Jason Priestley received the Best Actor Award at the Roma Fiction Festival. The show won Best Comedy at the Canadian Screen Awards in both 2014 and 2015 and was crowned Best Comedy at the Directors Guild Awards for all four seasons. The New York Times called the series "A refreshingly original concept... It deftly draws

850-655: The Glooscap First Nation Glooscap reserve. The Municipal Council for the county (outside of the Towns and Reserves) is composed of a Mayor elected at-large and 9 Councillors each elected to represent a separate district. Municipal Council is responsible for all facets of the municipal government , including directly delivered and shared or regional services. Directly delivered services include services such as police and fire, public works, roads, and water. The municipality participates in shared services, such as

900-688: The Michelin tire plant in Waterville both provide significant positive economic impact in the county. While the majority of the area of county is governed by the Municipality of the County of Kings, the county also includes three separately incorporated towns, Wolfville , Kentville , and Berwick , and two First Nations reserves. The glaciers began their retreat from in the Maritimes approximately 13,500 years ago, with final deglaciation , post-glacial rebound , and sea level fluctuation ending and leaving

950-528: The Siege of Grand Pré . After forcibly expelling the Acadians , British control of the land was secured by repopulating the former French lands with settlers from New England . The county was formed in 1759 and named for King George III . Between 1760 and 1768 some 8000 New England Planters arrived in Nova Scotia, the largest number settling in Kings County in three agricultural townships : Horton , Cornwallis , and Aylesford . The Planters revived and expanded

1000-728: The War of 1812 . Further waves of immigration followed in the following two centuries, adding to the population and diversity of Kings County. The county's agricultural industry blossomed in the 19th century, especially after the arrival of the Dominion Atlantic Railway which led to a major expansion of exports, especially the apple industry. After the loss of the British export market for apples in World War II , Kings County farmers diversified into other crops and livestock. Agriculture remains

1050-478: The solid waste management , library services , and transit . The municipal operating budget of $ 45.7 million and combined capital and water capital budget of $ 4.3 million in the 2017/18 fiscal year. The current mayor is Peter Muttart. Municipal governments in Nova Scotia are elected every four years and the most recent round of elections took place in October 2020. The provincial legislation that creates and empowers

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1100-667: The 1600s. As the Minas settlement grew, families moved westward up the Cornwallis River led by Pierre Terriot and founded a new settlement which came to be known to English surveyors as "New Minas". The Acadians knew their settlement as St. Antoine. It was built beside a tidal island in the bend of the river, later known as Oak Island. They repeated the pattern of the Grand Pré settlement by connecting dykes to Oak Island to turn tidal marshland into productive farmland. The settlement grew to include

1150-704: The 1780s by further settlers from the United Empire Loyalists and significant numbers of Irish immigrants. The roots of Black heritage in Kings County began almost 250 years ago when the New England Planters were accompanied by slaves and freed Blacks to settle in Horton and Cornwallis townships. This initial African population increased with larger migrations of Black Loyalists following the American Revolution and especially Black refugees following

1200-617: The Acadian dykeland agriculture through projects such as the Wellington Dyke and cleared more upland fields, gradually moving west from the initial settlements along the Minas Basin Rivers. The legacy of the New England Planters is still a tangible part of the life in Kings County, and had an important influence on Nova Scotian ideas on democratic government , freedom of religion and equality of education. The Planters were followed in

1250-630: The Maritimes, parts of Maine , Newfoundland and the Gaspé Peninsula . King's County is located in the traditional Mi'kmaw districts of Sipekni'katik and Kespukwitk. The colonization of "Les Mines" and Grand Pre began in the 1680s when a few families relocated from the French settlement at Port Royal . These " Acadian " settlers were named after the French name for the land "Acadie" meaning "land of plenty". These farmers were accustomed to farming on dyked lands, and did so here as well. This took place on

1300-530: The New England-Maritimes region virtually ice free 11,000 years ago. The earliest evidence of Palaeo-Indian settlement in the region follows rapidly after deglaciation. Evidence of settlement found in the Debert Palaeo-Indian Site dates to 10,600 before present, though settlement seems likely to have occurred earlier, following large game animals such as the caribou as they expanded into

1350-537: The award for Best TV Performance (Male) at the Canadian Comedy Awards . The show was also nominated for Best TV Show and Best Writing. At the Monte Carlo Television Festival, the show received Best International Producing and Best Acting nominations for Jason Priestley, Ernie Grunwald, Brooke Nevin, and Kathleen Munroe. Additional nominations include Best TV Show and Best Production Design at

1400-548: The cocksure anti-hero he is proud to be. Fitz's ambition is to get out of 'slinging tin' at his family's used car dealership and open his own lounge, the Summerwind. In the meantime, he is content to make the Duncan Underwood Inn his watering hole. Fitz does not like the Ruptal cousins, whom he refers to as "9" and "11", and their used-car dealership across the street from Fitzpatrick Motors. Fitz hits rock bottom when he crashes

1450-636: The first accounts of a UFO sighting in North America on October 12, 1796. The diary of a merchant in Liverpool, Nova Scotia named Simeon Perkins reported that stories were circulating of ships flying in the air which "were said to be seen at one Mr. Ratchfords in New Minas" by a young woman and two men who at sunrise saw as many as fifteen "ships in the air ... and a man forward with his hand stretched out." Perkins continued, "the story did not obtain universal credit but some people believed it." New Minas remained

1500-686: The first season of Call Me Fitz and that filming would continue in the Annapolis Valley until mid-January 2010. Subsequent seasons continued production in the Annapolis Valley, primarily in the town of New Minas, Nova Scotia. Season 4 was primarily shot in the Dartmouth area In order to achieve the feel of the Rat Pack era to which Fitz relates the soundtrack is primarily performed by Canadian jazz singer Matt Dusk . Prior to season four Priestley

1550-517: The hospital. In recent years, New Minas has been lampooned by many of its citizens and tourists as having notoriously poor side roads. However, in the last 2–3 years, the Village of New Minas has been working on coercing the Province of Nova Scotia to focus on repairing these roads. New Minas played host to the film crew of the popular television show Call Me Fitz . Where the filming took place used to be

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1600-555: The land area of county is governed by the Municipal Council of the Municipality of the County of Kings, though the county also includes three incorporated towns, Wolfville , Kentville , and Berwick , with their own independent municipal governments. In addition to municipal governments there are two First Nations reserves under band government , the Annapolis Valley First Nation Cambridge reserve and

1650-449: The land revealed by the retreating glaciers. The record of continuous habitation through the paleo and archaic period over ten thousand years culminated in the development of the culture, traditions, and language now known as the Mi'kmaq . For several thousand years the territory of the province has been a part of the territory of the Mi'kmaq nation of Mi'kma'ki. Mi'kma'ki includes what is now

1700-542: The local economy through agriculture related research. The region is also celebrated for its wineries, many located in the county communities of Gaspereau Valley, Canning, and Grand Pré. The recently launched Tidal Bay appellation, created in 2012, was the first wine appellation for Nova Scotia and has helped to raise Nova Scotia wines profile in Canada and around the world. The region's sparking wine has been added to wine lists in high-profile restaurants and received acclaim around

1750-545: The location between the population centres of Kentville and Wolfville , New Minas soon saw a shopping centre and numerous big box retail outlets and fast food shops established to make the village the retail centre for the eastern Annapolis Valley. The village has been a major shopping mall destination since the early 1970s. In more recent decades, New Minas has been witness to a commercial boom which has seen many large retail outlets set up shop, while pre-existing retailers and many others have rebuilt into larger venues. One of

1800-776: The most awarded comedy in Canadian television history and half the people in this country don't even know we exist, and I can't fathom that.". Priestley later added, "It's frustrating when you feel like you're not being successful in getting the word out there, but I think a lot of that has to do with budget and money, and money being allocated to other places.". Call Me Fitz is co-produced by Movie Central (western Canada) and The Movie Network (central/eastern Canada), for airing on those two channels after premiering on their jointly owned channel HBO Canada (Canada wide). The first thirteen-episode season premiered on HBO Canada in September 2010,

1850-544: The municipality is the Nova Scotia Municipal Government Act. Kings is represented by three ridings in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly . The municipality shares representation by two ridings in Canada's House of Commons . Kings County is considered agricultural heartland of the province. The economy in Kings County is largely built on its diversified agricultural industry. Although agriculture

1900-508: The normally salty but fertile marshes that were found on the banks of the Minas Basin , through the use of dykes and aboiteaux that allowed fresh water to enter but kept out the salt-water tide. The Acadian farmers prospered in Kings County, and lived harmoniously with the Mi'kmaq. The Acadians and Mi'kmaq jointly fought numerous battles against the British in the Raid on Grand Pré , Battle of Grand Pré , and

1950-490: The old home of the local Kia Motors , but the local branch had moved to the other end of the town, so the showroom was converted into Fitzpatrick Motors. Recently, a rotary was installed in the middle of New Minas to accommodate the increasing number of businesses and the new highway off-ramp from the nearby Highway 101 which has since finished construction as of 2018. Kings County, Nova Scotia Kings' economy and identity are tied into its current and historical role as

2000-622: The province's agricultural heartland. A strong agricultural base has been bolstered by the farm-to-table movement and a growing and acclaimed Nova Scotia wine industry, and the success of both has also bolstered the area's tourism industry. The county benefits from the profile, prestige and population gained from hosting both Acadia University in Wolfville and the NSCC Kingstec campus in Kentville . Canadian Forces Base Greenwood (the largest Royal Canadian Air Force base on Canada's East Coast) and

2050-520: The provincial averages. Kings enjoys 33% of arable land used for agricultural production compared to the provincial average of 13%, and since 2006 the number of acres used for farming purposes and the number of farms have been on the rise. While there are light industrial clusters throughout the county, the over half the manufacturing jobs are a result of the Michelin tire plant in Waterville , which opened in 1982. The plant employs about 1,300 people and

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2100-546: The show premiered on HBO Canada in September 2010, with subsequent seasons premiering in September 2011, 2012, and October 2013. The series was filmed in New Minas , Nova Scotia . The show stars Priestley as Richard Fitzpatrick, a used-car salesman walking a fine line of acceptable behaviour on the lot alongside a new salesman, do-gooder Larry, who claims to be the embodiment of his conscience. Fitz's idealisation of Frank Sinatra and his dysfunctional family have shaped him into

2150-573: The thirteen-episode second season premiered in September 2011, and the twelve-episode third season premiered on HBO Canada in September 2012. The ten-episode fourth season premiered in October 2013. All four seasons also have regular runs and reruns on Movie Central, The Movie Network and HBO Canada. The series has been sold in over 60 foreign markets, including its American debut on the DirecTV exclusive The 101 Network (since renamed Audience Network ) on April 21, 2011, with two back-to-back episodes, and

2200-542: The woes of the village is its heavy concentration of minimum-wage , service industry jobs. Other similarly sized communities nearby have a much wider range of income opportunities: Wolfville is an area supported by higher-education jobs with Acadia University , and Kentville is an area which supports itself with an industrial park, hospital, and an orientation toward professional centers. Due to New Minas having no hospital of its own, citizens must travel to Kentville by way of public transit or by use of their own vehicles to go to

2250-495: The world. Tourism is also an important industry, and the county benefits from scenic farmland, increasing support for farm-to-table movement, and attractions including Cape Split , the look off at Blomodin , and the UNESCO World Heritage site at Grand-Pré . Farmers markets in Kentville, Kingsport, Berwick and Wolfville attract visitors with fresh produce and other fine goods throughout the growing season. Events such as

2300-403: Was critical of the promotion of the show, saying in response to people learning of the show via Twitter , "Traditional advertising is also still get a great way to get the word out, and I think that our broadcasters have not done a good job with traditional means for our show. I'm going to be totally frank with you about that: I don't think they've done a good job at all. I don't understand, we're

2350-526: Was laugh-out-loud funny without being over the top. I call this one a hit." Season 2 premiered on HBO Canada on September 25, 2011. Season 3 premiered on HBO Canada on September 23, 2012, Michael Gross joins the cast for season 4. Season 4 premiered on October 7, 2013, on Movie Central (western Canada) and The Movie Network (eastern Canada). Entertainment One released the first season of Call Me Fitz on DVD in Region 1 on September 27, 2011. It

2400-710: Was one of the largest ever built in Canada. Today a number of light industrial factories are located in Coldbrook and Waterville . The county's history is preserved and interpreted at the Kings County Museum in Kentville and a number of Kings County towns have museums related to their specific stories such as the Wolfville Historical Society and the Apple Capital Museum in Berwick. The majority of

2450-485: Was released on Blu-ray in Region B (The Netherlands) on October 26, 2011. There was also a German Region B blu-ray of Season 1 released in 2015, as well as on DVD, though no other seasons were released in that country. Though not officially released in other regions, the Blu-ray for the season one release is available via import. Season 2 has been released in region 1 on DVD on March 13, 2012. Entertainment One Benelux,

2500-501: Was shown Thursdays at 9 pm ET/PT. Season 2 started on Audience on November 3 in the 9:30 pm time slot. The first season of Call Me Fitz was nominated for 16 Gemini Awards and won seven, including Best Actress (Comedy) for Tracy Dawson, Best Supporting Actor (Comedy) for Ernie Grunwald, and Best Guest Actress (Comedy) for Rachel Blanchard . The show also swept other comedy categories including Best Directing, Best Writing, Best Picture Editing, and Best Sound. Jason Priestley took home

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