The Esquimalt Lions Club started in 1951 and has been involved in a wide variety of community events and activities.
Gwylm Baugh-Allen was born in Chilliwack, B.C., in 1890 and moved to Victoria in 1908 when his father, the Rev. Wilmot Baugh-Allen, was called to serve Christ Church Cathedral, and then St. Paul's Naval Church in Esquimalt, B.C. Gwylm Baugh-Allen was educated in Victoria and was called to the bar in 1917. He eventually became senior partner in the law firm of Jackson, Baugh-Allen and Ross. Gwilym Baugh-Allen died in 1980.
Frances Elinor Elizabeth Harris (nee Collis) was born July 7, 1903, in Cumberland, B.C. She was educated in Esquimalt and after marrying in 1929 she and her husband left for China, where they spent several years, including two and a half years in a Japanese concentration camp. Following her husband's death in 1949 she took over the Royal Roads Kindergarten and ran it until 1974. Elizabeth (Beth) Harris died June 5, 1989.
Enes Moscrip (nee Mitchell) was born in Victoria, B.C., June 8, 1928. She was educated in Esquimalt, B.C. schools and at Sprott Shaw Business School. Enes Moscrip has been a homemaker, stenographer, accountant and partner in a retail used furniture store.
The Greater Victoria Cultural Centre Society was created to promote the establishment of a cultural centre at the Lampson Street School in Esquimalt. It was unsuccessful in its attempts.
Betty Browning moved to Esquimalt in 1955. Her husband, Archie Browning, was a member of the police force from 1955 to 1982.
Alexander Lockley was born in Liverpool, England in 1879 and immigrated to Canada in 1904. He lived in Esquimalt for 35 years until his death in 1944. He served as Justice of the Peace, as a member of the local Board of Police Commissioners and as Reeve of the municipality of Esquimalt.
Kathleen Kaye is a resident of Esquimalt, B.C. and a volunteer with Esquimalt Municipal Archives. Also known as Katie Kaye or Katie Kay.
The Maritime Museum of BC opened in 1955 as a naval museum located on Signal Hill just outside the gates of the HMC Dockyard in Esquimalt. By 1965, the Museum had outgrown the original location and found a new home in the former Supreme Court building in Bastion Square − the oldest surviving courthouse in the province. In 2014, the Museum got news from the Government of British Columbia that the provincially-owned historic courthouse was in need of major repairs that require the building to be empty. The Museum relocated to a new public storefront location at 634 Humboldt St. In August 2021, the Museum moved again to a 744 Douglas St. location, next to the Victoria Conference Centre. The Museum's vision is "to be the leading interpreter and presenter of BC’s on-going maritime story, by celebrating the nautical culture and heritage of British Columbia."
The Esquimalt Municipal Ratepayers Association was established to represent the interests of residents and businesses in Esquimalt.