Hi MaxFlyer,
I am at a flight school in the Vancouver area, Pacific Flying Club at Boundary Bay. It is about a 40 minute drive south of Vancouver. I started flying there in January 2003 and in this time I have flown 35 hours time building as well as completing my multi, multi IFR and commercial flight test, just the written to do. The school is well run and a/c availability is normally good. The scenery here is stunning and completely different to the UK, a mountain checkride opens up a whole load of interesting flights for you.
Here are the websites:
www.pacificflying.com
www.czbb.com
If you have any questions, feel free to pm me.
CPL