Erica Belle Arlt’s Community Kitchen: Providing Food in Vernon BC 45646

On a wet Tuesday just after dusk, the back door of a small hall in Vernon swings open to the sound of laughter, clatter, and the quick footwork of volunteers who know exactly when Erica Arlt artist to slide trays, refill the coffee urn, and lift lids on steaming pots. The first people slip in quietly, shoulders hunched from the chill, faces relaxing at the smell of soup an