Chatham-Kent has become a dumpsite for many areas that can't get their trash across the border.
Cathy Smith, Project Manager of the Ridge Landfill in Blenheim, said the landfill in Blenheim is seeing a lot more garbage trucks than usual because they can’t get across the border to Michigan to their regular landfill sites.
The protests near the Windsor and Sarnia bridges have backed up traffic significantly over the past few days. They're also starting to affect the already fragile supply chain.
In Windsor, Stellantis reported the Windsor Assembly Plant had to cut short both shifts on Tuesday due to a parts shortage resulting from the Ambassador Bridge closure.
Meanwhile, the Mayor of Chatham-Kent says the blockades will eventually affect the economy in Chatham-Kent if they continue much longer.
Mayor Darrin Canniff said the municipality is reaching out to local auto parts manufacturers and other businesses to determine if they need help during this challenging time. Canniff said the municipality can help where needed.
"If businesses are being shut down because of supply chain issues, it will impact us eventually. It ill impact all of us and I would like to see the flow of goods, like many people, continue unfettered through the border," said Canniff. "Economic development. they're in the process now of reaching out. Certainly, we want to see if there's anything the municipality can be doing to assist with those places that will be impacted."
Canniff said Chatham-Kent police is also assisting Windsor police with the blockades.
