CFB Esquimalt

• HMCS Harry DeWolf docks in North Vancouver between ‘historic’ sails

  HMCS Harry DeWolf arrived in North Vancouver on Friday and will return to its home port of Halifax after completing a historic circumnavigation of the continent.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2021
  
• B.C.-based warship makes record drug bust in Arabian Sea

  HMCS Calgary is a Halifax-class frigate based out of Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt.

  Crime

  May 3, 2021
  
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• Explosion at CFB Esquimalt sends 2 to hospital

  Two people are in hospital following an explosion in Esquimalt Harbour, home to CFB Esquimalt.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2019
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• Fire breaks out aboard hunter-killer submarine drydocked at CFB Esquimalt

  No one was hurt in the fire. The cause remains under investigation.

  Apr 1, 2019
• HMCS Calgary involved in fuel spill off B.C. coast

  The navy will release more details about the incident Sunday afternoon.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2018
• Fanshawe College coordinator pleads guilty in BC court-martial

  He failed to report the relationship to the chain of command, he was married at the time and has 5 children.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2017
• Three former Canadian Forces members launch suit in Halifax alleging systemic racism in the military

  Three veterans say they endured years of racist abuse in the Canadian Forces, including slurs about aboriginals and blacks that were allegedly ignored by superior officers.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2016
• ‘I can’t take the pain’: B.C. vet fights Veterans Affairs over PTSD, chronic pain treatment

  A B.C. veteran is fighting Veterans Affairs for treatment that she says is helping her chronic pain and PTSD.

  Canada

  Feb 29, 2016
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• No order asking soldiers not to wear military uniforms at CFB Esquimalt

  Officials at the Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt on Vancouver Island say they will not be asking their soldiers to avoid wearing their uniforms in public.

  Oct 22, 2014
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• UPDATED: Off-duty Canadian Forces crewman dies in Tanzania

  Leading Seaman Brandon South, an off-duty member of the Canadian Armed Forces, has died in Tanzania.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2014