Dr. Jaskaren Gohal lives and works in Metro Detroit but hasn’t been able to cross the border into Canada to see her mother.

DETROIT – A Metro Detroit woman in a battle to get her vehicle back from an off-site parking lot in Toronto has been told that she needs to pay $2,800 to retrieve it. Kim Richardson’s car has not moved from the Canadian parking lot since last March. PREVIOUS: Metro Detroit woman unable to get car back from Canada due to border closureRichardson flew out of Toronto before the pandemic-induced shutdown. Her return flight was rerouted to Detroit Metro Airport and her car has been in Toronto since. The parking lot owner also says he needs the full $2,800 payment for the lot fee because he is struggling amid the pandemic, as well.

Metro Detroit residents who own cottages in Canada haven’t been able to visit them for six months, and after the latest extension of the border closure, they’re getting more worried as winter is right around the corner. For many Metro Detroiters, going to a cottage up north means going across the Bluewater Bridge into Canada, south of the border through the tunnel or across the Ambassador Bridge. But as the borders between the United States and Canada remain closed, those cottage owners haven’t had access to their properties for the last six months. The border being shut down through October means Americans with cottages in Canada have to maintain them from afar. Most cottages owners said Canadian neighbors are notorious for being thoughtful and helpful, so they’re keeping those properties safe.

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. A recently married couple found out they will be separated for at least another month as the extension of the United States-Canada border closure keeps the husband in Sterling Heights and the wife in Windsor. Mike has since returned to Sterling Heights, and the couple has no idea when theyll be able to see each other again. Hes in Sterling Heights and shes in Windsor. Theyre separated by only 30 miles, but the international border keeps them apart due to the pandemic. Hours before Local 4 spoke with the couple, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the closure would be extended until late July.

On Tuesday, Canadian and U.S. officials said the border will remain closed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. That will have a major affect on people with family on opposite sides of the border, as well as the economy. There is considerable traffic going across the border because commerce, auto parts and vehicles are allowed to cross. Its another hit for an already troubled Michigan tourism industry. But Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed with President Donald Trumps administration that to keep everyone safer, border travel should still be shut down.