The oft-delayed unveiling of the Winnipeg Police Service's helicopter has been put off once again.
The chopper, an EC-120B Colibri, also known as a Hummingbird, is currently on its way to Winnipeg from Eurocopter Canada Limited, in Fort Erie, Ont.
The WPS had hoped to unveil it to the media on Friday but that event has been moved to Monday morning at Canadian Forces Base 17 Wing.
The helicopter might be flown as part of a demonstration that day but it will not yet begin patrolling from the sky.
Pilots and police officers in the air patrol unit still need to be trained.
The helicopter will not be put into regular service until the New Year, city officials say.
In December, city council voted to spend $3.5 million to purchase the helicopter. The province has agreed to provide $1.3 million a year in operating costs as well as about $25,000 in annual inflationary costs.
The province is also funding the cost of three additional officers required to staff the helicopter.
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