The Kelowna Canadian Italian Club is collecting family stories for our 2023 First Italian Families of Kelowna to be published in June, 2023.

• Our 2019 stories: Families that arrived  in Kelowna before 1919
• Our 2020 stories: Families that arrived  in Kelowna from 1920 to 1939
• Our 2021 stories: Families that arrived  in Kelowna from 1940 to 1959
• Our 2022 stories: Families that were the founders and builders of the 1960 KCIC 
• Our 2023 stories: Descendents born in Kelowna 1920-1939 and residing in Kelowna for the majority of their lives​

If your family fits this description “Descendents born in Kelowna 1920-1939 and residing in Kelowna for the majority of their lives” we would like a short (1 page) story and a photograph of them.  If you know of someone, in your family, that could write this story please let us know.  If you are unable to write this story we can conduct an interview and write the story for you.

Email us at [email protected]

Past stories can be viewed at: 
https://www.kelownaitalianclub.com/kelownas-first-families

The Kelowna Canadian Italian Club will be participating in the Heritage Fair during Central Okanagan Heritage Week 

​Our own Don Rampone will be hosting a display table on Sunday, February 19 at the Kelowna Community Theatre from 11-3.  This is a free event and open to the public.  Don will have information about our La Nostra Famiglia Italiana events.

Mark your calendar and plan to stop by for a beverage and tour of the fair! 

Here's a little more about what you'll find

Heritage Week 2023 - February 20 – 26.

Always in All Ways invites you to explore your local community’s heritage in all the ways that excite you! This could look like anything from joining a walking tour, taking part in a workshop, to cooking a family recipe at home. Take time during this week to celebrate the culture and heritage of the communities that make  up the place you call home.