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
(867) 767-9143
Extension
12195
Constituency Office

198 Mackenzie Rd
Unit 123
Inuvik NT X0E 0T0
Canada

P.O. Box
3130
Constituency Phone
867-678-2429
Minister
Email
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Minister of Health and Social Services

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 16)

Thank you, Member for Frame Lake. Minister of ENR.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 16)

Thank you, Member for Frame Lake. Minister of ENR.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 16)

Thank you, deputy minister. We'll move to the Member for Yellowknife North.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 16)

Thank you, Member for Frame Lake. Minister of ENR.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 16)

Thank you, Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. Minister of ENR.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 16)

Thank you, Member for Hay River South. Minister of ENR.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 16)

Thank you, Deputy Minister. Member for Frame Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 16)

Member for Frame Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 16)

Pages 90 to 91 were part of the last section. Just to clarify, those pages, yes, they are information items under the last section that we just went through. So, going into the departmental summary on page 65. Mr. Norn.

Question 175-19(2): Home and Community Care Review
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 16)

After receiving the stats of the out-of-territory, by the number, I think we have 109 adults out-of-territory. Thirty-nine of them are in the Yellowknife area, and 27 out of that, those are the top two, but with the population of the Beaufort-Delta, we have 27 out-of-province placements for adults. Will the Minister look at finding a way to try and repatriate these clients from Alberta, wherever they are, to the Beaufort-Delta and, if not the Beaufort-Delta, at least to the NWT?