Windsor, Canada - January 30, 2025 Storyline: Windsor, Ontario, a Canadian border town heavily reliant on cross-border trade with the United States, is bracing for economic fallout as U.S. President Donald Trump vows to impose a sweeping 25 percent tariff on Canadian imports starting Saturday. The announcement has sparked widespread concern along the border, where the local economy hinges on trade with the United States. Windsor, home to the 6.4-billion-dollar Gordie Howe International Bridge currently under construction, is a vital hub for goods crossing the Detroit River. The bridge, set to open later this year, is expected to ease traffic from the nearby Ambassador Bridge, which already carries 10,000 vehicles daily. However, the looming tariffs threaten to overshadow the optimism surrounding the bridge project. Trump has cited Canada's alleged failure to curb illegal migration and drug flows as the reason for the tariffs, though his administration has not ruled out the possibility of excluding oil imports from the measure. For Windsor, a city deeply tied to manufacturing, the economic consequences could be devastating. Experts in the region are urging both governments to use this moment as an opportunity to strengthen cross-border cooperation. Marta Leardi-Anderson, executive director of the Cross Border Institute at the University of Windsor, emphasized the need for swift action. Despite the uncertainty, Windsor continues its daily operations. But residents fear that if a trade dispute disrupts traffic across one of the busiest borders in North America, the city's recent economic progress could be reversed. Shotlist: Windsor, Canada - Jan 30, 2025: 1. Various of Gordie Howe International Bridge under construction; 2. Various of Ambassador Bridge, traffic; 3. National flag of Canada; 4. Ice over Detroit river; 5. Interview in progress; 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Fabio Costante, Windsor Councilor (starting with shot 5): "There's so many good things to be proud of when that bridge is going to be open and operational at the end of this year. But the biggest of all is promoting and enhancing that trade partnership we have with our biggest trading partner and ally, the United States."; 7. Various of street view, pedestrians, traffic; national flag of Canada; 8. Sign reading: "To USA, Ambassador Bridge"; 9. Traffic on bridge; 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Fabio Costante, Windsor Councilor (starting with shots 7-9): "We're a city that makes things, and we manufacture goods, and a lot of those goods we manufacture to the United States. If the threat of a 25-percent tariff is realized, it's going to have a devastating impact on our local economy here, the likes of which we haven't seen since the Great Recession back in 2008, and frankly, could be even worse." 11. Sign reading: "Bridge to U.S.A."; 12. Traffic; 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Marta Leardi-Anderson, executive director, Cross Border Institute, University of Windsor (starting with shot 12): "It's now time to react. The time between having the discussion and could we do something to doing the something, I think, has to be shortened. And I think that what this moment is demonstrating to us. It's a call to say, where can we improve for the benefit of both our countries and our communities? And we have to move to try to do that." 14. Traffic; 15. Ice over Detroit river; 16. National flag of Canada; 17. SOUNDBITE (English) Fabio Costante, Windsor Councilor: "With these tariffs, we could actually be heading in the opposite direction, contracting again, as a city." 18. Various of Ambassador Bridge, traffic. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]