The Canadian government is contributing some $5M to construct a multipurpose building at the Vigilance Community Ground, which will be used to support the work of the Buxton Youth Developers (BYD).
A release from the Canadian High Commission here stated that an Amended Contribution Agreement was signed with the group on Monday and builds on the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives’ (CFLI) earlier contribution of some $2.4M in 2009. That money was used for, among other things, leveling the ground and to build bleachers and a sanitary block.
“The overall cost of the second phase of this project is approximately G$5.9M of which CFLI’s new contribution will provide G$5M and the Rotary Club of Stabroek will source G$900,000,” the release stated.
It added that the building will be used for the direct support of the BYD’s Literacy, Educational and Recreational Project.
The group currently offers classes in reading, spelling, writing, Mathematics and Social Studies every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the abandoned Buxton Community Market. A community library is accessible on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well as sport sessions which are also held on the weekend.
The BYD was formed in March 2007 with the mission of “Regaining the glory of Buxton through Sports, Education and Culture.”
