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Protesters cut off Canada-bound traffic on the Ambassador Bridge

Wednesday, Windsor's police chief and mayor say they're asking for help from the federal and provincial governments, as officers on the ground continue to negotiate with protesters to end the blockade. Police are asking for more personnel and more equipment to augment their response to the protest. Right now Canadian border services list the Ambassador Bridge as temporarily closed, but some traffic to the U.S. can still get through. Trucks on both sides are being diverted to the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia, but they are having to wait nearly five hours to get across. Windsor mayor Drew Dilkens demanded an end to the demonstrations Wednesday, saying he is concerned the blockade could create permanent harm to the area's economy. With the blockade at the border in Windsor stretching into day three, the city says it needs help, formally asking the federal and provincial governments today for more manpower and equipment. Dilkens says their community will not tolerate this level of disruption for long. This is the busiest trade corridor between the U.S. and Canada with about four thousand trucks entering Canada every day. But, it remains closed, with no traffic able to enter Canada from the U.S., and only some able to cross into the States. The closure of the Ambassador Bridge has already created an auto parts supply problem that led to thousands of Windsor workers being sent home Tuesday while others had their shifts cancelled Wednesday. Hundreds of Canadian auto parts companies rely on the movement of materials across the bridge. On an every day basis about 300 million dollars in goods cross that bridge. Flavio Volpe of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association calls the protest "braindead" saying it is already hurting working families and could lead to shortages of all kinds of goods in Canada. He wants law enforcement and government to end the blockade immediately. "You don't have a right to park your car in the middle of a highway, you and I cant. We are emploring all levels of government, do your job, enforce the law." Windsor's police chief Pam Mizuno says they are working to reopen the bridge through ongoing talks with protestors and are prioritizing maintaining peace and public safety. "We are taking a diplomatic approach and attempting to negotiate a safe and sustainable resolution." Windsor mayor Drew Dilkens says he understands why people want police to move in and remove the protesters, but he says some of the protesters say they are willing to die for this cause and he doesn't want to see anyone hurt. Premier Ford issued a statement this afternoon saying he has spoken with the mayors of Windsor and Sarnia and is offering whatever help they need. Ford called the blockade illegal and called for it to stop. Earlier Wednesday, three federal ministers held an update on Ottawa's response, also called the blockade illegal, offering support to local police, and calling on all levels of government to work together to find a solution. There is no timetable for an end to the vaccine mandates that sparked the protests coming from the Trudeau government.