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

Committee Motion 466-19(2): Concurrence Motion – Tabled Document 941-19(2): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2. 2023-2024, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 159)

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried. This concludes consideration of Tabled Document 94119(2).

Carried

Member for Frame Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 159)

Committee, we've agreed to consider Bill 72, Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act. I will ask the Minister of Justice to introduce the bill.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 159)

Thank you, Member. What was going on over in Cabinet was just something other than this topic and so it wasn't had to do with this conversation, so. If there's any other further questions, your time has expired for this Member and I'm going to move on to Member for Kam Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 159)

Law clerk.

Committee Motion 465-19(2): Concurrence Motion – Tabled Document 941-19(2): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2. 2023-2024, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 159)

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried. This concludes consideration of Tabled Document 94019(2).

Carried

Committee, we've agreed to consider Tabled Document 94119(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 20232024.

Members we've concluded all departments prior to deferring the tabled document. Do Members have any comments? Seeing no comments, Member for Frame Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 159)

Thank you. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 159)

Thank you. Minister of Justice.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 159)

Thank you. Member for Frame Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 159)

(audio) it was caught on the end. Member for Frame Lake.

Question 1557-19(2): Land Leases
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 159)

All right, thank you, Mr. Speaker. So just trying to think about okay, so it can be done but it has to be in collaboration with another Minister. So I'm just wondering has there been any discussions and like you said, the lands were has there been discussions with finance that this is can be done and will be done or, you know, I'm just the reason I'm saying this is that I have constituents that have leases and they've jumped up 600 percent. And if my power and my heating bill jumped up 600 percent, you know what, I'd have to walk away from my mortgage. If my interest rate jumped up 600...