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A boy rides the train in Fort Edmonton. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

A boy rides the train in Fort Edmonton. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

A dancer takes a break around 1 in the morning during the Spring Fling Dance at the Sugar Foot Ballroom. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

A dancer takes a break around 1 in the morning during the Spring Fling Dance at the Sugar Foot Ballroom. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

Every Easter I photograph a sinister Easter Bunny and a child. I don’t know why bunny costumes are so terrifying. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

Every Easter I photograph a sinister Easter Bunny and a child. I don’t know why bunny costumes are so terrifying. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

A pedestrian crosses a pedway bridge in Berlin on October 29, 2012. (Codie McLachlan)

A pedestrian crosses a pedway bridge in Berlin on October 29, 2012. (Codie McLachlan)

February 8, 2013, Ice On Whyte. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

February 8, 2013, Ice On Whyte. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

A fan celebrates a goal with the Oilers during a game against the Red Wings on March 15, 2013.

A fan celebrates a goal with the Oilers during a game against the Red Wings on March 15, 2013.

More from the eight days I spent covering the 2013 Brier. All photos by Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun

I got this idea from a former Sun photographer who nailed his coverage of the last Brier to come to town. Manitoba second Reid Carruthers is reflected in the wall of a hallway as he delivers a rock during the semifinals of the 2013 Brier at Rexall Place in Edmonton. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

I got this idea from a former Sun photographer who nailed his coverage of the last Brier to come to town. Manitoba second Reid Carruthers is reflected in the wall of a hallway as he delivers a rock during the semifinals of the 2013 Brier at Rexall Place in Edmonton. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

Edmonton’s Devan Dubnyk gets hit by Dallas’ Cody Eakin during the Edmonton Oilers’ NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

Edmonton’s Devan Dubnyk gets hit by Dallas’ Cody Eakin during the Edmonton Oilers’ NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alta., on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

Papaschase First Nation chief Calvin Bruneau is among the last to leave as Idle No More protesters block Highway 2 North near Gateway Park in Edmonton, Alta., on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

Papaschase First Nation chief Calvin Bruneau is among the last to leave as Idle No More protesters block Highway 2 North near Gateway Park in Edmonton, Alta., on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

More shoes, earlier this fall.

More shoes, earlier this fall.

Oil Kings vs. Kootenay Ice, Sept. 2012.

Oil Kings vs. Kootenay Ice, Sept. 2012.

Dustin, 14, collects his thoughts after wiping out in August. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

Dustin, 14, collects his thoughts after wiping out in August. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

Muthu George, disputed owner of the dilapidated Advantage Motel, gestures in front of the boarded up building. Alberta Health Services has ordered residents of the motel to be out by October 15. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

Muthu George, disputed owner of the dilapidated Advantage Motel, gestures in front of the boarded up building. Alberta Health Services has ordered residents of the motel to be out by October 15. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

Little League players from Quebec watch their team’s progress from their dugout. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)

Little League players from Quebec watch their team’s progress from their dugout. (Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun)