CFB Esquimalt and Comox will be getting 412 new housing units as part of the Department of National Defence’s $3.7 billion announcement earlier this week.

Defence Minister David McGuinty announced a total of 6,000 units coming to 25 communities for military members.

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CHEK News has now learned that CFB Esquimalt and Comox will be getting mid-rise apartment buildings as part of this.

CFB Comox will get 212 units, while CFB Esquimalt will get 200.

The addresses for the housing complexes will be announced when the projects go out for tender, Daniel Blouin, head of media relations for the Department of National Defence, said.

These units are in addition to a 244-unit project for CFB Esquimalt announced in October.

Of the projects announced on Feb. 24, McGuinty said there are 800 units already under construction.

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Design work is still ongoing for a 480-unit building for CFB Esquimalt, announced by former national defence minister Bill Blair in August 2024.

Blouin says the project is in the final design stages, and construction is expected to start in the fall.

When announced, Blair said the new, modern highrise building would provide single-occupancy rooms, coffee shops, postal services and a dining area capable of serving 700 people.

With files from The Canadian Press