More than three months after Nova Scotia's Emergency Health Services was forced to stop landing its LifeFlight helicopter at the QEII and the IWK, the provincial government still has not decided on a replacement chopper.

In May, Nova Scotia Health Minister Leo Glavine promised a new helicopter within six to nine months.

EHS would like to see the issue resolved soon. Until it is, they're landing the chopper at helipads further from hospitals.

“Any delay is not ideal for us,” Colin Flynn, manager of the EHS LifeFlight program.

EHS traditionally used the helipad at Point Pleasant Park when weather conditions prevented the chopper from landing on hospital roofs. But since April 1, it’s now the only option for LifeFlights headed to Halifax hospital.

Since then, LifeFlight has landed at Point Pleasant Park about 100 times. EHS says there have not been any negative outcomes for patients, but it hasn't been without problems.

“There was an incident on a Sunday evening when the helicopter was coming in,” says HRM spokesperson Brendan Elliott.

In late April, car enthusiasts gathered in the parking lot and had the area blocked off, impeding the access of the critical care transport.

“On the day in question, there were an estimated over 500 vehicles in an area that has 300 parking spots,” said Flynn.

HRM officials, along with EHS and police, are working on solutions.

“We still think that there needs to be a permanent solution and we're looking at that, but right now what we're doing is we've hired a private security firm to monitor the parking lot,” says Elliott.

The security is in place Sunday afternoons, monitoring the laneways and the number of vehicles. The municipality says the long-term solution involves redesigning the lot.

But opposition critics say the real solution is a chopper that can land at the hospital.

“The government should be looking for an interim plan, and they should be getting on with the whole idea of buying a new helicopter,” said PC MLA Chris d'Entremont.

Until that happens, officials want visitors at Point Pleasant Park to be aware of incoming emergencies.

With files from CTV Atlantic’s Sarah Ritchie.