Deputy mayor Jesse Helmer says the city’s coronavirus tipline drew in over 600 emails over the weekend after launching Friday afternoon.
The tipline was created in partnership with the London Police Service (LPS) and the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) and was set up to crack down on those flouting provincial orders and municipal closures related to COVID-19.
Londoners can use the tipline by emailing [email protected] or dialling 519-661-4660. The phone line is only monitored Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., and it received “dozens of calls” in its first day, according to Helmer, but the email address received over 600 tips from the public over the weekend. “Without that dedicated phone number and dedicated email