 Big city girl Lacey Burrows moves from the bustling metropolis of Toronto, Ontario to the small farming community of Dog River, Saskatchewan when she inherits her late aunts  coffee shop. A coffee shop connected to the local gas station called Corner Gas, run by Brent Leroy. Lacey also meets several of the locals including Brent s parents, Emma. His sensible and calm mother. Oscar, his cantankerous old father. Davis Quinton, the senior officer of Dog River s two-person police force. Karen Pelly, the gung-ho rookie officer. Wanda Dollard, the intelligent but sarcastic employee of Corner Gas. And Hank Yarbo, the local idiot and Brent s best friend. When Lacey begins renovations on the coffee shop, she s met with much disapproval, mostly from Hank, who soon begins protesting the changing of the shop. Until, Brent intervenes.