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Helicopter purchase passes hurdle

By: Bartley Kives

Posted: 01/27/2010 12:48 PM | Comments: 0

WINNIPEG — City council has approved a plan to spend $3.5 million to buy a police helicopter, contingent upon $1.3 million in annual operating cash from the province.

Council voted 14-2 to proceed with the purchase, which includes a new hangar and on-board equipment such as an infrared camera and GPS-enabled tracking system.

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Couns. Jenny Gerbasi (Fort Rouge) and Russ Wyatt (Transcona) voted in opposition.

Gerbasi asked if the helicopter money could be better spent on other police initiatives and complained a comparison has never been made public.

Wyatt said the public would much rather see more police cruisers on the streets.

Other opposition councillors expressed concerns about a weak police report justifying the purchase, but said they have faith in police chief Keith McCaskill.

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