And the winners of The Northern View’s 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards are…

Thank you to everyone who voted in The Northern View’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2019. (The Northern View)

And the winners of The Northern View’s 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards are…

Find out who Prince Rupert voted as this year’s best of the best

Thank you to all The Northern View readers who took the time to cast their ballot in the 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards.

Here are your winners:

And the winners of The Northern View’s 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards are…

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