The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) is a small, research-intensive university whose main campus is in Prince George, British Columbia. UNBC also has regional campuses in the northern British Columbia cities of Prince Rupert, Terrace, Quesnel, and Fort St. John. The enabling legislation is the University Act. 4177 students were enrolled at UNBC in the 2007-2008 academic year. In 2007, the University obtained the trademark for "Canada's Green University". The university press, The Over the Edge, is a member of the Canadian University Press. Because of its northern latitude, UNBC is a member of the University of the Arctic. The British Columbia legislature passed Bill 40, (the UNBC Act) that formally established the university, on June 22, 1990 The university was established in response to a grass roots movement spearheaded by the Interior University Society. UNBC offered a limited number of courses in rented office space in 1992 and 1993 but was opened officially by Queen Elizabeth II, for full operation, in 1994 with the completion of the main Prince George campus after two years of construction.