Esquimalt

Three houses set sail from the Esquimalt waterfront on Oct. 23. (Photo by Judy Marston)

2 old houses headed for new homes as Esquimalt developer calls on recyclers

Longtime building movers Nickel Bros. pack up second set of homes ahead of development

 

The Esquimalt Curling club hosts men’s, women’s and wheelchair provincials next year. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. curling championships to rock Esquimalt rink early next year

Historic moment: Men’s, women’s, wheelchair competitions run concurrent for the first time

 

Left to right: Vitalii Andriievskyi training in combat systems and Jose Manzano training in naval engineering on HMCS Winnipeg. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

Esquimalt-based navy staff learning to ‘work as one mechanism’

‘It’s great because people are coming with great energy’

Left to right: Vitalii Andriievskyi training in combat systems and Jose Manzano training in naval engineering on HMCS Winnipeg. (Ella Matte/News Staff)
A CH-148 Cyclone helicopter from 12 Wing Shearwater in Eastern Passage, N.S. in June 2020. Residents could see a similar Cyclone take off and land near Work Point on Friday, Aug. 18. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)

Cyclone helicopter set to touch down at CFB Esquimalt

Work Point landing, takeoff are part a demonstration for the Raven Program

A CH-148 Cyclone helicopter from 12 Wing Shearwater in Eastern Passage, N.S. in June 2020. Residents could see a similar Cyclone take off and land near Work Point on Friday, Aug. 18. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)
Wife, mother and Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrea Chabassol with her children and their signs in front of the HMCS Vancouver. (Ella Matte/News Staff)
Wife, mother and Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrea Chabassol with her children and their signs in front of the HMCS Vancouver. (Ella Matte/News Staff)
Victoria Van Mullem and Duke stop to share a moment Saturday, Aug. 12 during the Day of the Dog festival at Bullen Park in Esquimalt. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

PHOTOS: Day of the Dog takes over Esquimalt park

Annual festival features and celebrates everything dog

Victoria Van Mullem and Duke stop to share a moment Saturday, Aug. 12 during the Day of the Dog festival at Bullen Park in Esquimalt. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
Multidisciplinary artist and Township Community Arts Council Chalk Party organizer Scott Gillies shows off his 3D art at the 2023 event Sunday (July 16). (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

PHOTOS: Esquimalt gets creative at Chalk Party

Local artists’ work was on display at Esquimalt Town Square

Multidisciplinary artist and Township Community Arts Council Chalk Party organizer Scott Gillies shows off his 3D art at the 2023 event Sunday (July 16). (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)
Executive chef at Songhees Catering & Events, David Roger (left), with his garden manager (right) in their plentiful rooftop garden. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

‘It’s saved us’: Indigenous Greater Victoria caterers grow food from rooftop garden

‘Just having that product there for when we need it, it helps a tremendous amount’

Executive chef at Songhees Catering & Events, David Roger (left), with his garden manager (right) in their plentiful rooftop garden. (Ella Matte/News Staff)
Township Community Arts Council founder and president Morlene Tomlinson (left) and sand sculptor Scott Gillies (right) chat at the Mad Hatter tea party and picnic beside the Mad Hatter sand sculpture that Gillies helped create. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)
Township Community Arts Council founder and president Morlene Tomlinson (left) and sand sculptor Scott Gillies (right) chat at the Mad Hatter tea party and picnic beside the Mad Hatter sand sculpture that Gillies helped create. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)
A pizza from Guido’s in Esquimalt. (Guido’s Facebook page)

‘So depressing’: Beloved Italian restaurant in Greater Victoria closes forever

But new restaurant serving Filipino delicacies ready to open soon

A pizza from Guido’s in Esquimalt. (Guido’s Facebook page)
Residents at 656 Admirals Rd. and 665 Constance Rd. were evacuated. (Ella Matte/News photo)
Residents at 656 Admirals Rd. and 665 Constance Rd. were evacuated. (Ella Matte/News photo)
Huntington Hero Walk participants gather for a group photo before heading out on their five-kilometre awareness and fundraising walk Saturday, May 27 in Esquimalt. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

PHOTOS: Huntington Heroes Walk returns to Greater Victoria for first time since 2016

The 5 km walk aims to raise funds and awareness to help find a cure for the rare disease

Huntington Hero Walk participants gather for a group photo before heading out on their five-kilometre awareness and fundraising walk Saturday, May 27 in Esquimalt. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
A large crowd came out Sunday (May 14) for Esquimalt Buccaneer Days. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

Crowds celebrate the sunshine at Esquimalt Buccaneer Days

Over 20 community organizations participated in the event

A large crowd came out Sunday (May 14) for Esquimalt Buccaneer Days. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)
Sooke Mayor Maja Tait may take a run at federal politics by seeking the NDP nomination for the Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke riding. The current MP, Randall Garrison, has announced he won’t seek re-election. (File - Black Press Media)

Sooke mayor eyes federal politics with NDP nomination bid

‘I’m giving it serious consideration,’ says Maja Tait

Sooke Mayor Maja Tait may take a run at federal politics by seeking the NDP nomination for the Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke riding. The current MP, Randall Garrison, has announced he won’t seek re-election. (File - Black Press Media)
Sasha and Melissa Perron ahead of their run on May 4. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Indigenous runners commemorating Port Alberni Residential School victims

11-kilometre Esquimalt loop being run six times plus one final kilometre to commemorate 67 missing children

Sasha and Melissa Perron ahead of their run on May 4. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Crews with the Western Canada Marine Response Corporation conduct a simulated oil spill outside Esquimalt Harbour April 26. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)

Simulated oil spill off southern Vancouver Island tests marine response

Crews from the Western Canada Marine Response Corporation deployed as part of biannual exercise

Crews with the Western Canada Marine Response Corporation conduct a simulated oil spill outside Esquimalt Harbour April 26. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)
Safaa Naeman inside her Esquimalt restaurant, Syriana, on April 20. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)

Greater Victoria’s first Syrian restaurant opening in Esquimalt

In a diverse culinary scene, Victoria is about to get its first taste of authentic Syrian fare

Safaa Naeman inside her Esquimalt restaurant, Syriana, on April 20. (Austin Westphal/News Staff)
Joy of Life Unbalanced by Joanne Helm is a bronze sculpture on display at Sculpture Splash. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

Sculpture Splash returns to Esquimalt after 3 years

Artists and art lovers gather at Sculpture Splash to view local pieces…

Joy of Life Unbalanced by Joanne Helm is a bronze sculpture on display at Sculpture Splash. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
Artist Kent Laforme explains the process during a marble sculpting workshop at his studio. (Photo by Scott Gillies)

Esquimalt the site for sculpture extravaganza with work in sand, wood, marble and more

Artists engage the audience in wood, sand, marble and more during Sculpture Splash

Artist Kent Laforme explains the process during a marble sculpting workshop at his studio. (Photo by Scott Gillies)