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 158)

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 20232024, Department of Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, health and social programs, not previously authorized, $5,261,000. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 158)

Thank you. Member for Great Slave.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 158)

Thank you. Your time has expired. I think we I think this is a conversation that Member can have with the Minister and her staff to try and figure out that.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 20232024, Department of Infrastructure, capital investment expenditures, asset management, not previously authorized, $14,047,000. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 158)

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that this concludes our consideration of Bill 90, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 5?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 158)

If you want - Member, did you want to use up your time and have him read it out, the list?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 158)

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 158)

Thank you. Minister of Finance.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 158)

Thank you. Minister.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 158)

Thank you. Member for Frame Lake.

Question 1549-19(2): Preventative Dental Services
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 158)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, you know, I want to say I think - I'm not sure if it's one or two of the dental therapists that we have, but just doing some reading on this over this last little while working on dental. This has been a big issue, and I was surprised to know that we actually had a dental therapy school in Fort Smith in 1972 that was opened that train local dental therapists free of charge so that they could go back to their communities, and I'm just wondering if we still have any of those dental therapists in the territory. You know, this is I just wanted to put that out...