Newcomers to Canada living in Ottawa/Gatineau can improve their speaking skills in the English Conversation Groupclasses every Wednesday at 88 Main Street, Ottawa from 7pm to 8:30pm. This free program brings together (in conversation) English-speaking Canadian volunteers and immigrants, refugees, visiting students, professors, embassy staff and others new to Canada. The classroom atmosphere is friendly and relaxed and tea/coffee/cookies are always served to help the conversation flow easily. The ECG program has been serving the Ottawa/Gatineau community for 15 years. Newcomers can come every week or as often as it is convenient and it is always free. For more information: Contact Patrick (Pat) Barr, mail to paddybarr@sympatico.ca or tel: 613 565-4596