First responders in Windsor were paid a visit by a man who wants to help end the stigma of post traumatic stress syndrome.

Jeremy MacKnott visited fire halls, paramedics and the Windsor police station.

The Londoner is promoting a cross-country walk he wants to start in April to raise $100,000 to train dogs for first responders and veterans.

The 31-year-old says - as a highway maintenance worker - he and colleagues have come across accidents which have later had an emotional toll.