A sheriff backed by Durham Police officers delivered an eviction notice Friday to an elderly couple whose Ajax home stands in the way of a planned expansion to Highway 407.

More than two years ago, Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation expropriated a half acre of the couple’s 13-acre property to make way for the construction of an interchange at Lake Ridge Rd. and Highway 401.

The land the MTO expropriated included the home belonging to Tony Kapostins, 90, and his wife, Gaida, 88, who have lived there for 50 years.

The couple refused to leave, as Tony Kapostins demanded $9 million in compensation for his home. The MTO offered more than $600,000 in compensation plus moving expenses, which Tony did not accept.

On Friday, the sheriff delivered a Superior Court warrant ordering the couple out of the house.

“This has been going on way too long,” an officer could be heard saying inside the home. “They just can't wait any longer and today's the day.”

But Tony Kapostins refused to budge.

“If you want to take me out without paying me $9 million, you shoot me here,” he told officers.

The couple’s son, Greg, explained that his ailing parents “want to live their last few days on the property.”

But construction on the interchange has already begun nearby and the MTO needs to tear down the house to continue the work.

“They have a home for you guys, a beautiful bungalow house,” said the officer. “Everything’s covered, but you have to leave.”

As discussions between the MTO and the couple carried on throughout the day, work crews set up fencing around the home in anticipation of its demolition. The couple was also told they would be issued a trespassing notice if they would not leave.

“Unfortunately this land isn’t yours anymore, so you have to leave one way or another,” an officer said.

After five hours, the couple complied with the eviction order. They were taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital to ensure they were fine after the day-long ordeal.

The couple will be allowed back into the home to retrieve their personal belongings.

The couple has been given a new home in Pickering. However, Greg Kapostins said the home is farther away from the hospital his father is receiving cancer treatment at in Ajax.

With a report from CTV’s Ashley Rowe