Not only was man not supposed to drive, he couldn’t drive

Anu Michael, 24, was ordered to pay $30,000 in restitution after a drunken night of joyriding in Iqaluit last year.

Michael hijacked and damaged two vehicles on Dec. 30. One of the stolen vehicles belonged to Rankin Inlet MLA Jack Anawak.

First, an intoxicated Michael got behind the wheel of a Tammaativvik boarding home van that was unlocked and running near the Brown building, the court heard.

After careening into a ditch on the Road to Apex, Michael, who has never held a driver’s licence, walked to Tundra Valley where he drove off with a black GMC Envoy owned by Anawak. The Envoy was also unlocked and running.

Once again, Michael didn’t get far before he drove the vehicle off the road. The SUV sustained $11,000 in damages.

The boarding home’s van sustained $18,000 in damages.

Justice Beverley Browne ordered Michael to pay the cost of the repairs and the mandatory $600 fine for impaired driving. She also ordered him to perform 50 hours of community service work and issued a 12-month driving prohibition.

“I don’t care if you have a licence or not [you are not to operate a vehicle],” she said.
Michael was ordered to write apology letters to Jim Taylor at the Tammaativvik boarding home and Anawak.