I rented a C172 at the Victoria Flying Club last June while I was vacationing in the area. I was impressed with the quality of the organization, and the aircraft were in excellent shape. I also wanted to take a mountain flying introduction course, but I was only there for a few days and the weather didn't allow it (low ceilings in the Fraser valley, etc.) I went with an instructor to practice some of the mountain flying techniques in the Victoria area instead. There is certainly no lack of interesting flying in the area!