PM Trudeau goes for a run with military members at naval base in B.C.

ESQUIMALT, B.C. -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau started his visit to British Columbia today with a morning run alongside members of the military on a naval base in Victoria.

Trudeau and about 300 members of CFB Esquimalt ran five kilometres on a winding and hilly course through the base, which is home to Canada's Pacific naval fleet.

Trudeau's itinerary has him touring the base before a meeting with Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps.

He is scheduled to meet B.C. Premier Christy Clark later in Vancouver.

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  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau enjoys a morning run with members of the Canadian Forces at CFB Esquimalt in Esquimalt, B.C., on Thursday, March 2, 2017. (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press)

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  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau enjoys a morning run with members of the Canadian Forces at CFB Esquimalt in Esquimalt, B.C., on March 2, 2017. (Chad Hipolito / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

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  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau enjoys a morning run with members of the Canadian Forces at CFB Esquimalt in Esquimalt, B.C., on Thursday, March 2, 2017. (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press)