There were no chickens at the 824th edition of the Zuidlaardermarkt this week and at the Small Animal Show in Zandpol due to bird flu. Below you can read the most important news from the province of last week.
A day after the canceled Pegida demonstration in Assen, Mayor Marco Out explains his reason for banning the protest. He would not be able to sufficiently guarantee the safety of the demonstrators. Jan Brouwer, professor of General Legal Science, questions this. “He should have formulated differently, you can’t just ban a demonstration.”
The third Tuesday in October is traditionally dedicated to the Zuidlaardermarkt. Thousands of animals show off on the Brink early in the morning, but why does that have to be so early? “People in the agricultural sector always get up early. Sleeping in is a modern luxury,” explains Mayor Marcel Thijsen.
The Isala hospital in Meppel is working on a project to waste fewer sheets. “We know that we now order 50 to 100 fewer sheets per week. That equates to washing two football fields less per year.”
Due to bird flu, there are no chickens at the Small Animal Show in Zandpol this year. Birds are inspected, but this happens at the breeders’ homes. “You have to ensure that hygiene remains good, that you do not drag it from cage to cage. That is of course very important at this time,” says judge Albert Meesters.
And an emotional revelation of ten stumbling stones on the Hunebedstraat in Borger on Friday. “People must realize that it not only happened in the past, but that it can also happen in the future. We must prevent that at all times,” said Henk Boezen, chairman of the Harm Tiesing Foundation.