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Warden Nelson Santos <br />3 rd Annual Warden's Luncheon <br />Windsor Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce <br />January 15 2010 at Camoes Portuguese Club <br />Harrow, Ontario <br />Dear friends, in the spirit of our hosts here at the Camoes <br />Portuguese Club of Harrow, bem vindo ao nosso clube de <br />communidade portugues. Bonjour mes amis et bienvenue a notre <br />clube portugais ici en Harrow. "Welcome" <br />Head table guests, fellow mayors, deputy mayors, councillors, <br />ladies, and gentlemen and friends; good afternoon and welcome to <br />the 3r annual Warden's State of the County address made possible <br />by our good friends at the Windsor Essex Regional Chamber of <br />Commerce and their gracious supporters and sponsor, the United <br />Communities Credit Union. <br />And while forums like today offer each of us a unique opportunity to <br />network and renew business acquaintances, it also offers us some <br />insight into some of our long standing institutions including the <br />workings of Essex County Council. For many of you, this may be your <br />third opportunity to hear words from the Warden's office, yet still <br />wonder why we call our technical -Mayor of the County as the <br />"Warden ". And you may wonder, just what exactly does a `Warden' <br />do? <br />Well, let me start the conversation by definition and origin of the title <br />and you may be intrigued to know that the status of Warden (from my <br />not overly exhausted research) dates back to the 13 Century (at <br />least) with origins found from the Middle English and Anglo- French <br />with reference from warder to guard. <br />1 <br />