Lesa Semmler

Member Inuvik Twin Lakes

Minister of Health and Social Services

Lesa Semmler currently serves as the Member representing Inuvik Twin Lakes in the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, having been re-elected to the position. Born in Yellowknife, NT, and raised in Inuvik, where she still resides, Ms. Semmler has deep roots in the Northwest Territories.

A Registered Nurse, Ms. Semmler graduated from the Aurora College Northern Nursing Program in 2000 and earned her Community Health Nurse Certification from the Canadian Nurses Association in 2008. With 15 years of frontline nursing experience at the Inuvik Regional Hospital, she focused on Acute Care, Homecare, and Public Health. Her career also included roles as the Manager of Acute Care Services and eventually the Regional Manager of Acute Care Services under the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority. Notably, she served as the Inuvialuit Health System Navigator at the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, assisting Inuvialuit Beneficiaries in navigating the healthcare system.

Beyond her healthcare career, Ms. Semmler has actively contributed to education and community service. She served on the Inuvik District Education Authority, assuming the role of Chair from 2015 to 2018, and chaired the Beaufort Delta Education Council. Ms. Semmler participated in various working groups at the territorial and national levels, including the Inuit Tuberculosis Elimination Board and the Inuit Midwifery Revitalization. Her commitment to social justice is evident in her voluntary work as a member of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls National Family Advisory Circle, where she worked to ensure northern voices were heard and represented. Lesa Semmler's life and career reflect her passion for healthcare, education, and advocating for the well-being of her community.

Inuvik Twin Lakes Electoral District

Committees

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box

1320

Email

Email

Phone

Extension

12195

Constituency Office

198 Mackenzie Rd
Unit 123
Inuvik NT X0E 0T0
Canada

P.O. Box

3130

Constituency Phone

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Minister of Health and Social Services

Statements in Debates

Committee Motion 9-19(2): Tabled Document 43-19(2) Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2020-2021 - Deletion of $10,000,000 Not Previously Authorized from Department of Infrastructure, Capital Investment Expenditures, Asset M

Debates of March 13, 2020 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

Thank you, Minister. Member for Nunakput.

Question 199-19(2): COVID-19 and Department of Education, Culture and Employment Planning

Debates of March 13, 2020 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm going to continue on some of the questions for the Minister of ECE. I just want to know if the department of education has reached out to the Beaufort Delta Education Council and the DEAs or their staff to have a plan for next week when the teachers start returning, and the families. It's not just teachers. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of March 13, 2020 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

Okay. 2020-2021 Supplementary Estimates No. 1, Infrastructure Expenditures, infrastructure, capital investment expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $28,658,000. Does committee agree?

Committee Motion 9-19(2): Tabled Document 43-19(2) Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2020-2021 - Deletion of $10,000,000 Not Previously Authorized from Department of Infrastructure, Capital Investment Expenditures, Asset M

Debates of March 13, 2020 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

Thank you, Member for Frame Lake. To the motion. Member for Hay River South.

Debates of March 13, 2020 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

Abstentions. None. The motion is carried -- defeated. Sorry.

---Laughter

It's a long day, sorry. It's Friday, the 13th. All right, we will be moving on now. Committee, we had three in favour, 12 opposed, no abstentions. The motion was defeated.

---Defeated

I will now go back to 2020-2021 Supplementary Estimates No. 1, Infrastructure Expenditures, infrastructure, capital investment expenditures, asset management, not previously authorized, $10 million. Does committee agree?

Debates of March 13, 2020 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

Thank you. I will now open the floor for general comments. Seeing no questions, we will move to detail. We will begin on page 6, 2020-2021 Supplementary Estimates No. 1, (Infrastructure Expenditures), infrastructure, capital investment expenditures, asset management, not previously authorized, $10 million. Questions? Member for Frame Lake.

Committee Motion 9-19(2): Tabled Document 43-19(2) Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2020-2021 - Deletion of $10,000,000 Not Previously Authorized from Department of Infrastructure, Capital Investment Expenditures, Asset M

Debates of March 13, 2020 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

Question has been called. I will give it back to the Member for Frame Lake for any concluding remarks.

Debates of March 13, 2020 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

Okay.

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Committee Motion 9-19(2): Tabled Document 43-19(2) Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2020-2021 - Deletion of $10,000,000 Not Previously Authorized from Department of Infrastructure, Capital Investment Expenditures, Asset M

Debates of March 13, 2020 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

The motion is in order and is non-debatable. I will call the question. All in favour? All opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.

---Carried

We will continue on. Member for Frame Lake? To the motion. Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.

Debates of March 13, 2020 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 19)

Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.