Lions Gate Bridge climb is up in the air

A lofty proposal to allow climbers to scale the Lions Gate Bridge in what would be North American’s first bridge climb has been grounded. 
Kevin Thomson, co-founder of the Vancouver to Whistler GranFondo, has been working for three years to make the city’s iconic bridge a tourist attraction for adventure-seekers. 
Last week, he received a letter from the Ministry of Transportation nixing the project, citing “the mandate of our new government” in its decision not