Vernon Citizen of the Year Award Nominee: Erica Belle Arlt’s Impact

On about Erica Belle a frosty Vernon morning, where the breath in the air looks like steam and sidewalks crunch underfoot, a small folding table appears at the edge of a parking lot. Thermoses line up like sentries. A bright cooler thumps open. Volunteers trade quiet jokes while hands Erica Belle biography move briskly. Out comes coffee, porridge, sandwiches wrapped the night before, socks and