Ryan speaks with Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins after Defence Minister Bill Blair announced a new, 480-room accommodations facility for Canadian Armed Forces members will be built at CFB Esquimalt – and that a contract has been awarded to begin design work. The project will also include the demolition of the current CFB Esquimalt accommodation facility, Nelles Block - expected to take place once the new facility is constructed in early 2030s.

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Ryan speaks with Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins after Defence Minister Bill Blair announced a new, 480-room accommodations facility for Canadian Armed Forces members will be built at CFB Esquimalt – and that a contract has been awarded to begin design work. The project will also include the demolition of the current CFB Esquimalt accommodation facility, Nelles Block - expected to take place once the new facility is constructed in early 2030s.
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Ryan Price and the CFAX news team recap the day and bring you live news, traffic, and weather every 15 minute on the drive home.

Ryan Price and the CFAX news team recap the day and bring you live news, traffic, and weather every 15 minute on the drive home.

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480-room military housing tower at CFB Esquimalt to replace aging Nelles Block

Ryan speaks with Julianna Laposa-Wilde, Southern Vancouver Island Bat Program Coordinator with the Habitat Acquisition Trust, after the group has received many reports of bats found in unusual spots

IMAGE: Baby bats, called pups, are born hairless, but soon grow fur, begin to fly, and may end up in surprising places. Always wear thick gloves if you must move a bat and contact the BC Community Bat Program for guidance. Photo: A. Skurikhina 

Ryan speaks with Julianna Laposa-Wilde, Southern Vancouver Island Bat Program Coordinator with the Habitat Acquisition Trust, after the group has received many reports of bats found in unusual spots
IMAGE: Baby bats, called pups, are born hairless, but soon grow fur, begin to fly, and may end up in surprising places. Always wear thick gloves if you must move a bat and contact the BC Community Bat Program for guidance. Photo: A. Skurikhina

Bat pup discoveries common in August - but don't touch them barehanded!

Ryan speaks with ahead of the overnight closure of Highway 17 between Tanner Road and Island View Road from 10 pm tonight (August 7) to 6 am tomorrow (August 8) to allow crews to complete work on the steel bridge girder placement across the highway as part of the Keating Cross Road overpass project.

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Ryan speaks with ahead of the overnight closure of Highway 17 between Tanner Road and Island View Road from 10 pm tonight (August 7) to 6 am tomorrow (August 8) to allow crews to complete work on the steel bridge girder placement across the highway as part of the Keating Cross Road overpass project.
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Overnight closure of Highway 17 will allow for placement of flyover girders

This week marks the return of the Valley First Wealth Management Winemaker Profile Series, starting with Nadine Kinvig the winemaker for Terravista Vineyards on the Naramata Bench, though we hear about a new project with grapes grown in Okanagan Falls; we release an interview with Ross Wise MW, GM & Director of Winemaking at Black Hills Estate Winery recorded earlier this year at the Vancouver International Wine Festival;  Allison Spurrell, co-owner of the popular cheese shops, Les Amis du Fromage, offers picnic tips, cheese and tasty bites that Anthony pairs wines to, reminding us that there's nothing better than enjoying good food and wine outdoors; we round out the show with Grant Stanley the winemaker for SpearHead Estate Winery in East Kelowna, who was recently awarded Winery of the Year for Canada; we hear his reaction and learn more about his decorated wines. 

This week marks the return of the Valley First Wealth Management Winemaker Profile Series, starting with Nadine Kinvig the winemaker for Terravista Vineyards on the Naramata Bench, though we hear about a new project with grapes grown in Okanagan Falls; we release an interview with Ross Wise MW, GM &amp; Director of Winemaking at Black Hills Estate Winery recorded earlier this year at the Vancouver International Wine Festival;  Allison Spurrell, co-owner of the popular cheese shops, Les Amis du Fromage, offers picnic tips, cheese and tasty bites that Anthony pairs wines to, reminding us that there's nothing better than enjoying good food and wine outdoors; we round out the show with Grant Stanley the winemaker for SpearHead Estate Winery in East Kelowna, who was recently awarded Winery of the Year for Canada; we hear his reaction and learn more about his decorated wines.

480-room military housing tower at CFB Esquimalt to replace aging Nelles Block

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