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CONE challenges escarpment report The Coalition on the Niagara Escarpment announced this week that it will challenge In court the controversial report of the Hearing Officers on the Proposed Plan for the Niagara Es carpment CONE will apply for judicial review and ask that the report be re written to Include evid ence that was ignored In favor of prodevelopment interests CONE repre sentatives say We have decided on this course of action after a detailed review In order to give cabinet and the minister in charge Lome Henderson an opportun ity for ves the merits of all the evidence not just some of soys president MacMillnn Other grounds for the judicial review Include lack or adequate reas ons for the recommendat ions by the Hearing Offic ers ho use of irrelevant considerations in arriving at recommendations and inclusion in the report of misleading statements CONE representatives say The Plan was generally In favor of the preservat ion of the Escarpment but the Hearing Officers re port virtually destroyed It CONE representatives Opting out Almost 21 percent of region doctors have opted out of OHIP According to Ontario Health ministry statistics the rote Is higher than the provincial average of 14 4 per cent as of March 31 A total of local doctors are directly billing their patients fees beyond the provincial medical care scheme The total includes specialists and 26 general practitioners Couple recognized for volunteer work Watching child icttlc from an un stable environment into a home a caring fam ily Is one of the rewards of working with the Child rens Aid Society CAS Don and Janet McLean The husband and wife team were honored for their five years the CAS helping to place adopted children in new homes Thursday they received a certificate of recognit ion for spending 475 hours or volunteer work in 1082 There were couples wanting to adopt In Hal ton with only a fulltime staff of three to them Mrs McLean says when you put yourself In a childs place it must be very frustrating Some children go from their blrlh parents to foster homes a number of times before they are eventual ly adopted she says It must be also very terrifying for a small child to get used to new jaronts that are total strangers she says Some children try for so long to be good so they can be placed with a family she says The Pennington Crcs couple have done 20 homo studies and have helped to place IB children They began the program in the fall of after the CAS asked for their ass Is hey had gone through the lengthy pro cess of matching when they adopted child the McLeans said this exper ience helped them explain the program to other parents One of the frustrations for prospective parents Is that there is no time frame attached to adopt ing When you are preg nant you at least know when the end Is near Mrs McLean says When the McLeans work on a home study and it is completed some times they cant find a child and the process Is delayed Mr McLean says The McLeans write up homo studies of potential parents look for suitable children and evaluate a match during the six month probationary per iod A home study consists of four Interviews with prospective parents Can didates are asked quest- Ions about their health lifestyle financial stabil ity and anything you can think about that afreets child Mr McLean says Babies arc easy to place and therefore older children are more readily available to parents the McLeans say Sometimes it can take years Tor the trust to develop between an adopted child and his new parens Mr McLean says In some situations It can be a big lifestyle change for parents who are considering children for the first time Many take a parenting course offered by CAS Mr McLean says The McLeans have liv ed in Georgetown for IS years Bom In Calgary Don and Janet McLean are Joined for picture with three children Gary Andrea and Jennifer front The McLeans were for five years of volunteer service with the Children Aid Society Mr McLean works for McLean was burn Manulife In Toronto He Scotland moved to enjoys swimming Canada in She likes and spending time l0 read with his three children biking and with Gary Andrea and Jcnnl- jL A 10year old Milton youth was charged with possession of a narcotic Sunday afternoon outside the Acton arcade Halton regional police said A 17year old man was charged with theft over and taking an automobile without consent Sunday morning after a 1980 Concord was removed from a Klngham Road residence A library window was broken overnight Thursday at the Georgetown District High School regional police said there was damage and nothing was taken MADELINES ESTHETICS acrylic nails waxing manicures facials pedicures makeup SHOPPERS WORLD In Josephs Coiffure 4534544 The Hills Arts Council held their annual general meeting last Wednesday night electing a new president Marg Carter is now president as Elizabeth Shore steps down Vice- president In charge of communications is Peter Moss while programming duties will be the responsibility of Betty Fisher baker was elected as secretary while Enid becomes the treasurer Carol Black wilt be in charge of he Arts Council calendar while Pat handles column writing duties Dorothy Hart looks after displays while Wendy is in charge of publicity Arts resources responsibility Is handled by Pat Beer while Debbie will look after concerts Elizabeth Shore is in charge of education while Vivian Hunter will be responsible for membership ITS NEW MUSIC Paul hli sitter Lisa and Stull bad thing to ling about day a very successful yard tale in support of the Acton Fall Fair It was a good opportunity pick op some household Items as well as Interesting antiques The sale was held at a private home on Begional Road 12 west of the town line Herald photo Think you can never be thin or too rich Not true twins too ihln cordlnt to Jean Howe Exten- lion food and nutrition da ill at Purdue Campbells Lima Service Equipped to provide ill Oslo mi tic Gypium Always Striving To Serve You 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