Original sentence: During this period, the Japanese-Canadian presence transformed the town, which soon had vegetable and flower gardens, with the town's crops becoming a source of produce for the larger mining towns nearby.The town was mostly abandoned and derelict in the wake of a disastrous flash flood in 1949, although the town's hotel and bar remained open until the end
Edited sentence: During this period, the Japanese-Canadian presence transformed the town, which soon had impressive vegetable and flower gardens, with the town's crops becoming a source of produce for the larger mining towns nearby.The town was mostly abandoned and derelict in the wake of a disastrous flash flood in 1949, although the town's hotel and bar remained open until the bitter end