Stars at peace in Squamish
ACTOR LORNE CARDINAL AND ARTISTCOMEDIAN MONIQUE HURTEAU LOVE EACH OTHER AND SQUAMISH By STACY THOMAS
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HE story of Lorne Cardinal and Monique Hurteau’s respective move to Squamish is a triple love story. But it’s not what you think.
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Cardinal, best known for his long-running role as Sgt. Davis Quinton on Corner Gas, was first introduced to the area in 2001 when he was in town working on the film Insomnia, starring Robin Williams and Al Pacino. The actors were being helicoptered up to the peak of the Stawamus Chief, where the Northern Alberta-bred Cardinal couldn’t help but notice the special beauty of the coastline and mountains. But he wasn’t instantly sold.
“I didn’t care for it too much then because they had the pulp mill still going, then when I came back 10 years ago to look at it, the pulp mill was closed,” Cardinal said, and that’s when he decided to move to the area permanently. “I wanted the peace and quiet, the trees and lakes and rivers. I really needed that, and Squamish was it.” And Hurteau? “I kidnapped her with some butter chicken,” says Cardinal without hesitation.
