Blair Announces CFB Esquimalt Military Housing Project, 480 Single-Occupancy Rooms

Minister of National Defence Bill Blair participates in a media availability at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, on July 18, 2024. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

National Defence Minister Bill Blair says British Columbia’s CFB Esquimalt will be the site of a new 480-room military housing project.

The minister was at the Victoria-area naval base to announce a $10.1-million contract for design work for the project, estimated to total about $165 million.