about kelowna newcomers club

Who we are

Kelowna Newcomers Club (KNC) is a non-religious, non-political, activities-based club, run entirely by volunteers.

Our mission is to help newcomers to the area learn about their community and make new friends.

We welcome anyone aged 19 and over who moved to the Kelowna area within the past four years.

Membership fees are yearly (1st September), and you can be a member for up to four years 

For further information, please see our Membership Agreement.

What we offer

Volunteers Coordinators regularly organize over 30 cultural, active and social activities each month. You can find a full list of activities here.

We also offer Special Events throughout the year, including bowling, curling, and social events such as our holiday party.

KNC history

KNC was created in 1968 as one of the earliest such organizations in Canada. Its mission then, as now, was to help newcomers to the Kelowna area get to know their new community and build new friendships.

Our club was patterned on its even older counterpart in Calgary, which was established by the wives of Bank of Montreal executives who were transferred from Montreal to Calgary at the start of the oil boom.