More than half a century after Rochelle Marr's wedding, she discovered part of her wedding cake in the bottom of her freezer.

Residents and municipal officials in Merritt say they are concerned about the possibility of a future disaster damaging homes and infrastructure again, as funding sources for flood prevention efforts remain unclear.

Long-standing tensions are flaring between neighbouring First Nations over the status and use of Farwell Canyon in B.C.'s Chilcotin Plateau. Both Williams Lake First Nation and the Tilhqotin National Government are claiming it as part of their traditional territory.