Windsor, Ont., Mayor Drew Dilkens has declared a state of emergency in an effort to keep trade flowing freely at the Ambassador Bridge, which connects his city to Detroit, Mich.
For six days, protestors, demanding an end to vaccine and mask mandates — with some calling for the ouster of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — blocked access to the key international trade route the North American auto industry so heavily depends on.
The final handful of demonstrators were removed — or arrested — Sunday afternoon. The bridge quietly opened late Sunday night.
Traffic was flowing with no delay Monday. Still, Dilkens signed the order later Monday afternoon.