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A man moving a wooden garage on a trailer along Bank Street south was fined Thursday for having an extra-wide load without a police escort or safety straps.

Ottawa police traffic Const. Phil Kane said the bust occurred at about 8 a.m. when a colleague spotted the driver trying to make a left turn from Bank Street to Leitrim Road.

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“(The officer) pulled it over because it was a wide load and upon inspection, we noticed the garage was just sitting on the trailer and not tied down, which is an offence,” said Const. Kane.

“It took two lanes — it was coming from Leitrim and headed to Carlsbad Springs (about 14 km) — with a bunch of two-lane roads and would have been infringing on oncoming traffic.”

In a tweet documenting the arrest, Kane noted: “Not sure we ever thought we’d ever see this!! #ManCaveOnTheMove.”

Before allowing the man to continue on his way, police told him to get the proper straps to secure the portable load.