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Little four-and-a-half-year-old Rylan Johnstone can not see, can not talk and can not walk on his own, but his parents are hopeful stem cell therapy will change all that.

Editor's note: At the time of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001 Coast Reporter spoke with locals who had a connection to the tragedy.

A motor vehicle accident on Highway 101 and Snodgrass Road that sent a Vancouver cyclist to hospital may end in charges for a Sunshine Coast woman. Sunshine Coast RCMP responded to what Sgt.

B.C. Ferry commissioner Gordon Macatee heard concerns from his largest audience yet at the Gibsons and Area Community Centre Sept. 7, as more than 100 Coasters dependent on the ferry system came to voice their opinions.

Editor's note: Our readers responded to our call for memories from Sept. 11, 2001 as we draw closer to the 10th anniversary of 9/11 this Sunday. Here are their responses: I am a United Airlines pilot.

The BC Cancer Agency is looking for exceptional individuals whose efforts make a real difference in the lives of those living with cancer as candidates for the agency's 2011 Community Caregiver Award.

Conservative member of Parliament John Weston says he's enjoyed his summer with family and friends, but is looking forward to getting back to Ottawa and back to work.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Aug. 30 to Sept. 2: On Aug. 31, a business in the 900 block of Gibsons Way reported three male youths who had been witnessed shoplifting some items before leaving the store.

A new phone scam has ignited some anger in Sechelt fire Chief Bill Higgs. Higgs said the scam, which has been blazing up the phone lines in the Lower Mainland, involves people asking for donations to the Fire Chief's Association of B.C.

On Thursday, Sept. 1, Sunshine Coast RCMP responded to a vicious assault that occurred at the bus stop in front of the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt.