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
Email
Minister of Health and Social Services

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Haul. Member for Frame Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

I will now call the Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee? Mr. O'Reilly.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Minister. Member for Frame Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Minister. Member for Yellowknife North.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thank you Mr. Hall. Member for Yellowknife North.

Committee Motion 5-19(2): Tabled Document 30-19(2): Main Estimates 2020-2021 – Lands - Deferral of Further Consideration of the Estimates for the Department of Lands, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Committee, we have agreed to defer the estimates for the Department of Lands at this time. Member for Frame Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Ms. Haener.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Baetz. Minister of Lands.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 14)

I will now call committee back to order. Committee, we have agreed to consider Tabled Document 30-19(2), Main Estimates 2020-2021. We will begin with the Department of Executive and Indigenous Affairs. Does the Minister of Executive and Indigenous Affairs have any opening remarks?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 14)

Is that in this section, 115? I think that is in this next section, so, if you want to wait until we can get to that, that’s fine, thanks. Are there any further questions, then? Okay. Are there any further questions on page 108-110? No. All right, seeing no further questions, please turn to page 109, Executive and Indigenous Affairs, Cabinet support, operations expenditure summary, 2020-2021 Main Estimates, for $2,632,000. Does committee agree?