CFB Esquimalt’s 24th annual Navy Lighting Contest proved to be a popular destination during the holiday season.
The event, held Dec. 15 to 24, drew 5,700 people, the majority of whom voted for HMCS Regina as their favourite decorated ship and the dockyard fire station as their preferred decorated building, out of 17 contest entrants.
The event also garnered $30,724 in cash and food donations for Victoria's Mustard Seed food bank, up from $18,215 raised in 2010.
Almost 176,000 people have enjoyed the Navy Lighting Contest and tour since it began in 1988.