Smart to secure that land now for the trail system, but in dealing with Dave at the Integrated Land Management Bureau you are dealing with a man that brags about never in his 25 years in that position ever approving a crown land use for recreational tourism... he is a big multinational kind of planner and the only thing that counts for his decision is the dollar value the provincial government can secure in revenue. He will tell you flat out that is his mandate regardless of the merits of a recreation or tourism proposal for crown land.

It is not coincidence that PG is like a moonscape in this province when it comes to recreation or tourism enterprise utilizing crown resources. Maybe the city has big guns they can take into battle, but given the chance I have no doubt the Integrated Land Management Bureau managers would scuttle any trail use arrangements if a foreigner with the right kind of dollar figure came along.

I had a plan for an eco-tourism campground to act as a ground zero for marketing and brokeraging eco-tourism services. I was told nothing I could do could secure me the land in question I required, even though it is 20km from its nearest neighbor and is essentially a 30-year old clear cut that has never in the last 30-years been replanted. Vacant baron land creating no value currently, but because I'm not a foreigner or multinational with lots of money to generate resource royalties for government revenue, the plan will never be allowed to go ahead.

Its all about government revenue for government employees and not sustainable free enterprise when dealing with the Intergrated Land Management Bureau.

Eagleone: I know nothing about that and I believe every word of your rant.