A big honor for a local lawyer.
John Fregeau has been appointed as a Judge of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Thunder Bay.
Fregeau is a partner in the local law firm of Shewchuck, MacDonnell, Ormiston, Richardt and Fregeau.
He was named to the position on November 27th and replaces Justice Terry Platana.
Fregeau was called to the bar in 1988 and has worked in town for the past 21 years.