A Canadian indigenous woman living nearly 400 miles away from her closest town became a viral sensation after sharing her story about life in an isolated town with just 90 residents.
Sinead meader from Beaver Creek is a Yukon community on the Canadian-Alaska border. It’s 338 miles from Whitehorse.
She revealed in a series videos how five hours it takes her to reach the nearest grocery store. This means she travels only once every six to eight weeks.
Sinead is a nutritionist and shared her experiences with how it’s necessary to store food, as well as how the locals don’t know where to find their mail.
Sinead, a native of Beaver Creek, Yukon lives in a tiny community with 90 inhabitants, just 338 mi from the nearest city.
The town does have a community center, an elementary school and an emergency nurse. However, they must travel 5 hours to get to a hospital.
Sinead said that the temperatures are often below minus -20C in this snow-filled town.
She shares in one video how she traveled 677 miles roundtrip to buy groceries.
She shared a photo of their journey along Alaskan Highway with their partner and two dogs.
She continued to state that there is no telephone service during the five-hour journey.
Sinead is a TikTok user with more than 67,000 followers. She often shares insight into her remote life.
A series of TikTok videos have the nutritionist sharing how she has to stockpile food. Also, her explanation about how they manage to avoid having to give out addresses to people in their area because everything goes to one place.
In one video, she says she spent 400 Canadian dollars (314USD, £235) on one grocery haul, but said she can easily spend 1,000 Canadian dollars in one shop.
Five hours of driving is almost a day in daylight during winter months. They can travel only 30 miles/hour on some parts of the road.
“We already have enough canned and frozen foods in our house so that we don’t need as much,” she said.
“We do not get much fresh fruit or veg. If we do, we need to either eat them quick or prepare frozen versions.
It was said that the prices were comparable to many other parts of Canada, however her groceries are more expensive due to five hours driving and needing to stay in a hotel.
It’s like taking a little vacation.
To avoid a whiteout, she suggested that the two-day journey be split.
Sinead, pictured in -20C weather, also revealed how the town has a small elementary school, community centre and emergency nurse – but they have to travel five hours to visit a hospital.
In one video, she says she spent 400 Canadian dollars (314USD, £235) on one grocery haul, but said she can easily spend 1000 Canadian dollars in one shop.
Clear conditions can make visibility difficult. You can be run over by animals or your car can get stuck. It is possible that you won’t see any cars if there is no mobile service. In some places, I need to travel at 30 MPH,” she said.
‘So no, the hotel room is not a waste of money.”
The clips also included information about a local convenience store where snacks can be purchased as well as milk and peanut butter. But, it is expensive.
In addition, she explains how winter’s long dark nights can affect her mood. She has a lamp for SAD.
Hundreds of her followers have also asked questions about her lifestyle – where she’s revealed her town has a police service – the Royal Canadian Mounted Police – often known as Mounties.
In one clip, she shares how she has no home address and that post comes once every three days to the main post office.
She then goes to the locker and picks up her mail.
‘We have no home addresses, we’re all just 1202 Alaskan highway,’ she went on.