'We've seen it mishandled. We've seen it go left numerous times.'

'On an emergency basis, there is nothing here.'

'A lot of people get stressed out by construction, so they just don't want to go near it,' says a business owner trying to reopen amid coronavirus and road closures.

"We're willing to stay out here as long as we have to," she said. 

"People feel like they don't want to come into work." 

Monday's announcement had Waves Salon owner Colleen Treen feeling a wide range of emotions.

With "many businesses being shut for up to three months, we have very little revenue. We're burning through our cash," Parkes said. 

While anti-racism protests are now in the spotlight, Pickering resident Camille Elvin says she has to think about how she will protect her young children every day.

A Whitby man who believes he has COVID-19 says he has not been able to get tested. 

Businesses that are not scheduled to reopen any time soon are pleading for help.