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| Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt is located just west of Victoria, British Columbia. The role of the CFB Esquimalt is to support the ships of the Canadian Pacific Fleet. There are 4000 military and 2000 civilians working at the base. Annually, the prescence of the base contributes about $340million to the local economy. |
| The area known as Esquimalt, pronounced "Ess-KWY-malt", is an anglicized version of the native Indian word "es-whoy-malth", meaning "a shoaling place." |
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| The signal tower, called Bickford Tower in honour of Commander Richard F. Bickford was built in 1901 to facilitate communication with ships in the harbour. |
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