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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Harper announces new chopper base for Victoria area
Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt
A new $155-million helicopter base will be built near Victoria to house some of the 28 Cyclone choppers on order to replace Canada's decades-old Sea Kings, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Tuesday.
The 20,000-square-metre facility — part of Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt — is expected to be completed by the end of 2014, prior to the helicopters' expected arrival that following spring. Nine of the new choppers will be housed at 443 Squadron just outside of Victoria.
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