Essex County Warden Tom Bain believes "teamwork" will continue to move the region in the right direction.
Bain was the featured speaker at the 10th annual Windsor-Essex Chamber of Commerce Warden's Luncheon.
He focused on a number of key issues including the proposed mega hospital, horse racing, county infrastructure and county finances.
But Bain always came back to working together to move the area forward.
He says working together makes a difference.
"I believe that when challenges hit us, the best way Windsor and Essex County meets those challenges is to hit them head on and it's done through teamwork," says Bain.
It was Bain's seventh time speaking at the luncheon.
He was joined by a number of area politicians as well as county staff.