Patience Sibanda was just boarding a flight from Arviat to Rankin Inlet on the morning of March 11 when she received a call from her husband Tatenda that their spa in Iqaluit had caught fire.

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The blaze, which started in a back room facing the plateau and soon spread so that smoke was pouring out of every window. The blaze rendered the building structurally unsound.

The Nunavut Wellness Spa and Academy has four employees besides Sibanda and her spouse.

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The cause of the fire remained unknown as of March 19, although the Iqaluit released a statement to Nunavut News declaring that SA国际影视传媒渢he did investigate the fire at the wellness spa and has deemed [it] not suspicious. The will not be investigating any further.SA国际影视传媒�

The City of Iqaluit stated, SA国际影视传媒淭he Fire Investigator and the fire marshal have completed their investigation and deemed the fire accidental. There were no injuries in connection with the fire.SA国际影视传媒�

Sibanda arrived in Rankin Inlet only to turn on her phone to a flood of social media photos and updates.

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However, the damage to the business on Federal Road was too extensive to salvage the building.

Currently, the Sibanda and her husband are looking for a space to relocate their venture. They are still reeling from the shock and dealing with the aftermath, which leaves both the owners and their workers without a source of income in the meantime.

SA国际影视传媒淚tSA国际影视传媒檚 our employees too,SA国际影视传媒� says Sibanda. SA国际影视传媒淭hatSA国际影视传媒檚 their life as well. And as you know, itSA国际影视传媒檚 not easy finding that space [to operate a spa business]. ItSA国际影视传媒檚 close to impossibleSA国际影视传媒� itSA国际影视传媒檚 not just [the] space, itSA国际影视传媒檚 also figuring out what services we can [now] provide.SA国际影视传媒�

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Thankful for community support

However, Sibanda remains serene and positive about the situation. She is, above all, thankful there was no loss of life or injury to any employees, customers or firefighters. She says the outpouring of support from Iqaluit residents has sustained her family and has been immensely touching.

A GoFundMe with a target of $15,000 was started almost immediately to get the business back on its feet.

In the meantime, the SA国际影视传媒渙ffering of support, and friends saying, SA国际影视传媒業f you just need a cup of coffeeSA国际影视传媒橲A国际影视传媒� we didnSA国际影视传媒檛 realize until now how much of an impact the spa had on the communitySA国际影视传媒� itSA国际影视传媒檚 heart-warming and thatSA国际影视传媒檚 why we want to keep it going,SA国际影视传媒� Sibanda said.

SA国际影视传媒淲e just want to thank the community for the continued support. We hope to reopen soon, but we donSA国际影视传媒檛 know what that looks like yet. We ask everyone to keep us in their prayers through this journey.SA国际影视传媒�

She remains upbeat, however. SA国际影视传媒淭he good thing about this is [the business] can be revived. We were so lucky that no one was injured. As much as it sucks, these are all just material things, and we can rebuild.SA国际影视传媒�