In Montreal, I am used to the pictures and ages of the women are pretty much accurate. I have been amazed how much false material is allowed to keep happening here and little gets said on discussion forum. In Montreal, someone try that and they outta business in a few days.
So far experiences here in BC are very disappointing. I am also surprised to see good review discussion on people that there is simply no way it can be true. Again, that is not put up with in Montreal.
Welcome to BC. I am born and raised here and I couldn't agree more with you. At the risk of getting flamed I tell you what my observations and experiences have led me to believe. Now these are only my bias and somewhat jaded opinions. This is a generalization and by no means covers all the girls in any municipality. There are always good ladies to be found but in some areas they are the exceptions rather than the rule.
I'll start in the eastern suburbs where your are and work west.
Langley, I have no personal experience there but it seems to be only slighter better than Surrey.
Surrey is dreadful and great care must be taken when venturing out there. Worst parts of Surrey are Walley and Newton which are inhabited mostly by thieves and druggies. My bad experiences vastly out number the good ones.
Across the Golden Ears bridge is Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Maple Ridge is just 'Surrey North' as far as the working girls there go. Save yourself the bridge toll and stay away from there otherwise you will get ripped off twice in one night, once by a thief or misrepresentation and again by the government (or contractor, the bridge is a P3). Nothing but bad experiences and not a single good one in that town and I'll never see another girl from there ever again. Pitt Meadows is sparse and not many girls working there so I have no experience and seen very little intel on girls in Pitt.
Staying on the north side of the river next comes Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam and Port Moody. There is the odd gem to be found in those parts but do a lot of research first. General rule of thumb I use is to be wiry of the girls working in the highrise towers around Coquitlam Centre Mall and in Port Moody. Almost all have horrible reviews about fake pics and dreadful service.
New Westminster is a small city and again very little to choose from.
Burnaby has a lot of working girls. Both independents and Asian micros and spas. Lots to pick from and the selection changes monthly. I'm batting about 50/50 in Burnaby.
Richmond is almost exclusively Asian. The Caucasian girls in Richmond generally don't have very positive reviews and my one or two forays there were lacklustre at best.
Then there is Vancouver City proper. By far and away the largest selection in the lower mainland. And IMHO the best place for pooning. There are losts of well reviewed ladies in Vancouver. There are of course the usual scams and bullshit there too but with so many to choose from it's easy to have a backup plan in case of a no show or a freak show you have to walk away from.
So there you have it. I can't give you any personal recommendations because I haven't been very active in the scene for the last couple of years. All the nice ladies I used to see have moved on in their lives sadly leaving just the dregs behind. I don't often see new girls these days since I've had such poor luck and the regulars of mine are only part time and not taking new clients. However if and when I do try out a noob I do post about them.
Best of luck and always do your research and play safe.