Posted: Dec 17, 2020 2:30 PM MT | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
Tilda Tian participates in an online English conversation program run by Catholic Social Services. The program used to take place in Edmonton libraries but moved online during the COVID-19 pandemic.(Submitted by Tilda Tian)
Volunteers helping Edmonton newcomers connect and practise English during the pandemic say there are benefits to moving programming online.
Catholic Social Services Learning and Community Enrichment program (LACE) moved its English conversation circles online this summer.
Before the pandemic, the program funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the City of Edmonton s Family and Community Support Services helped newcomers network, socialize and practise their English at Edmonton Public Library branches.