Panpan,
That's a very broad brush you've just used there...as a local PPLer, I always found the guys and gals at Aldergrove very helpful. GA will always take second place to commercial traffic, but I can't imagine another large airfield that would provide GA with the same level of service as I experienced at BFS. Even when the army and RAF were busy, GA was always looked after...was a lot of fun then!