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  1. News article

    Vefsn municipality gathered local input on its risk analysis at Preparedness Council meeting

    • Vefsn municipality's Preparedness Council met on Monday in the council chamber. This was as national Self-Preparedness Week began. The council includes the municipality, emergency services, local business and organisations. It meets 1–2 times a year.
    • First, each group described how it works with preparedness now and whether anything has changed. Then participants worked in groups on topics from the municipality's ROS analysis (an overview of local risks and weak points).
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  2. Call for applications

    Grants for inclusion of children and young people in 2027 open for applications until 13 November

    • You can now apply for 2027 grants for projects that help children and young people take part in society. The money supports open meeting places, holiday and leisure activities, and finishing education. Apply through bufdir.no by Friday 13 November.
    • The projects should reach children and young people aged 0 to 24 who risk being left out. For 'Open meeting place' the age group is 10–24.
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  3. News article

    Vefsn Library closed Thursday 29 October for a library meeting in Bodø

    • Vefsn Library is closed all day on Thursday 29 October. Staff are at a library meeting in Bodø.
    • The meeting helps libraries work together and share knowledge across municipalities.
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  4. Call for applications

    Vefsn municipality seeks nominations for the 2026 Volunteer Award – deadline 29 November

    • Vefsn municipality wants suggestions for who should receive the volunteer award. Send them to folkehelse@vefsn.kommune.no by Sunday 29 November.
    • In 2025 the prize went to Tove Pettersen. She has been active in everything from workplace sports to the Church City Mission.
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  5. News article

    Vefsn municipality urges residents to prepare for loss of mobile and internet networks

    • Emergency Preparedness Week 2026 is in week 44. The theme is what to do if mobile networks and internet stop working. Everyone should be ready for long outages.
    • This could happen because of extreme weather, accidents, sabotage or war. If power, mobile and internet are down for a long time, calling emergency services may be difficult.
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  6. News article

    Vefsn adult education relaunches evening courses in Norwegian and civics after years without

    • Vefsn adult education school at Skjervengan is starting evening courses in Norwegian and civics (social studies) this autumn. It has not offered this for many years.
    • Enough people have signed up, so the courses start soon. Deputy head Halvor Åkervik says people have asked for this for a while.
    IntegrationMunicipalitiesWork life
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  7. News article

    Vefsn nursing home service awards its first two trade certificates through «Fagbrev på jobb»

    • Andrea Gjendahl (just before summer) and Anita Iversen (last week) are the first at the nursing homes to earn a health care worker trade certificate through «Fagbrev på jobb».
    • The Storting passed the scheme in 2018, and it is set out in the Education Act. Adults with paid jobs can earn a trade certificate at work.
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  8. News article

    Kippermoen sports facility delayed: football hall may open late November, the rest after New Year

    • The new Kippermoen sports facility is over 17,000 square metres. It has a football hall and a multi-sport building with a gymnastics hall, climbing hall, two multi-purpose halls, a shooting range, activity rooms, café options and changing rooms.
    • The building firm Consto AS was due to hand over the facility earlier. Head of sports Kjetil Hoff is not stressed and says contact with the firm is good.
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  9. News article

    Two new project posts to build up digital home follow-up as a supplement to physical visits

    • Espen Høynes and Hanne Øiangen have been hired for half-time posts in a digital home follow-up (DHO) project. The posts last until June 2027 and may be extended.
    • The goal is to help patients earlier, make them feel safer and better able to manage their own health. It should also make care services more flexible and sustainable.
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  10. News article

    Home care services reorganised from 2 November with new unit names, adjusted zones and fixed phone hours

    • From 2 November, home care changes so staff and skills are used better. The aim is better task planning, less driving and more time with users.
    • The units get new names: Team 1 becomes Hjemmetjenesten Nord, Team 2 Sør, Team 3 Parken and Team 4 Skjervengan.
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