Who among us would have thought 30 years ago that the Stein Valley would be nominated by the Canadian government as a candidate for a UNESCO World Heritage Site? …We retain vivid memories of the 25-year, often bitter debate over the future of the valley. Would it be open for “development” (another word for logging), would some areas be logged or would the entire intact watershed be protected? The forest industry and logging companies argued that it was a resource just waiting to be used and that it would create jobs. The environmentalists maintained it should be protected because of its spectacular scenery and because it was the last unlogged watershed easily accessible from Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.