Border city businesses hit by 'perfect storm,' next few months 'critical': Chamber of Commerce head When the pandemic hit and the Canada-United States border closed, local business owners instantly lost about a quarter of their revenue, according to the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Dec 16, 2020 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 16, 2020 Rakesh Naidu, president of the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce says the region started off with a lot of potential and much anticipated growth at the beginning of 2020. (Derek Spalding/CBC)