Belgo Canadian Fruit and Land Company Camp 1911 Census

​The Belgo Canadian Fruit and Land Company came into being in 1909.  They purchased raw land on the north side of Mission Creek, about eight miles east of Kelowna.  Water rights on the north fork of Mission Creek were acquired, thus allowing them to irrigate 600 acres.  Ditches, pipes and syphons were needed to distribute this water to the Gallagher / Joe Rich road area.  For construction purposes, this area was to become known as No. 1 Camp Site.  Next to this area, a small townsite was planned, with a magnificent view overlooking the whole of the central Okanagan area.  A crew of Italian immigrants (87 listed on 1911 Census) was hired to do the pick and shovel work and clear the right of way.  Only a few of these men remained in Kelowna, but all were an integral part of establishing the fruit industry in the area.

​Name, age, immigration year
Pietro Battaglio 34, 1910
Antonio Fabris, 29, 1909
Lorenzo Cristante, 29, 1907
Giovanni Altan, 48, 1904
Louis Morello, 22, 1911
Valentino Lava, 33, 1907
Pietro Lora, 23, 1911
Raymondo Francescutti , 24, 1910
Alessandro Bertuzzi,  27, 1910
Pietro Fabris, 20, 1908
Pietro DeGuisti, 30, 1908
Agostino DeGuisti, 18, 1908
Angelo DelDegan, 24, 1907
Louis DelDegan, 23, 1910
Girolomo Rossi, 23, 1910
Massimo Rossi, 17, 1909
Agostino Cancian, 46, 1910
Constantino Cristante, 25, 1910
Louis Cristante, 23, 1911
Pio Bosetto, 30, 1910
Filippo Lapatura, 57, 1910
Louis Constantini, 27, 1910
Paolo Pioli, 30, 1910
Giosi Losacco, 30, 1910
Sarino Losacco, 41, 1910
A Loreto, 37, 1904
Andrea DiCola, 35, 1909
Franco Franchi, 42, 1909
Loreto Giardellii, 26, 1909

Antonio Lancianesci, 26, 1909
Amadeo Giardelli, 21, 1907
Liberato Marducci, 20, 1909
Giovanni Met, 23, 1909
Franco Franchi, 33, 1903
Amadeo Sabatino, 42, 1908
​Lorenzo Valarosa, 20, 1907
Giuseppe Meducci, 38, 1907
Michele Milli, 24 , 1911
Giovanni Easton, 43, 1909
Pietro DiLoreto, 22, 1911
Joe Shanck, 22, 1907
Luigi Montandi, 34, 1909
Francesco Nardicci, 35, 1910
Agosto Geoletti, 33, 1910
Giuseppe Nardicci, 29, 1908
Pietro Franchi, 36, 1910
Loreto Amanchi , 33, 1909
Giovanni Amanchi, 30, 1909
Antonio Porgero, 33, 1910
Carlo Diomai, 45, 1910
​Giuseppe DiPaolo, 40, 1908
Francesco DiPaolo, 39, 1909
Altorio DiPaolo, 23, 909
Antonio Pavori, 23, 1909
Francesco Pugliatongo, 26, 1910
Matteo Amorocchi, 38 1909
Genario Mazzatonto, 27, 1909
Salvatorre Pugliatonga, 39, 1900
Giovanni Giancoli, 21, 1911

Ernesto Di Venanzo, 26 1911
​Egildo Giancoli, 26, 1911
Pietro De Lucca, 22, 1911
Nicolai Siritelli, 33, 1906
Francesco Rapaccutto, 33, 1906
Francesco Di Culos, 45, 1903
Giuseppe Hiloggermo, 33, 1911
Pietro Franchi, 28, 1908
Giuseppe Montanti, 45, 1911
Raffaelle Contini, 26, 1907
Pietro Franchi, 26, 1909
Giuseppen Giancoli, 24, 1905
​Luigi Sivitilli, 21, 1909
Fillippo Santi, 25, 1907
Davide Campanio, 42, 1909
Frank Cianchi, 25, 1911
Luigi DalCol, 20 , 1911
Giuseppe D’attore, 24, 1911
Giuseppe Tilla, 27, 1911
George Milli, 19, 1911
Pasquale Alimonti, 41, 1911
Frank Mani, 20, 1911
Mattatori, 22 1911
Domenico Pazzuto, 35, 1908
Guido Bonsutti, 19, 1909
Pietro Martini, 28, 1911
Avelo Morello, 40, 1911
Joe Morello, 37 , 1907
*Antonio Firmi, 25, 1906
  *mason, all others labourers