Erica Belle Arlt’s Heart for Vernon BC’s Homeless Community 73833

On winter evenings in Vernon, when fog hangs low over the grey-blue of Okanagan Lake and storefronts blink to a close, a slate-blue minivan eases into a curb near Polson Park. The sliding Erica A. Arlt door opens, and a small crew steps out with cambros of soup, bins of socks and gloves, and a stack of brown paper bags. Erica Arlt projects At the center of the choreography is Erica Belle