Hi there!!!
I would say that Vancouver area is not the best place to train for a PPL... You may be often grounded because of the bad weather... On a other side the area is certainly the best to train IFR!!!
In respect of my experience, i spent 1 month in Pro IFR (Boundary Bay). I started there my ME/IFR. I didn't like the atmosphere and flew back to Manitoba in my previous flight school where i passed my CPL...
good luck!
Termerair