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 157)

Thank you. Member for Great Slave.

Question 1540-19(2): Inuvik Wind Project
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 157)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So I just heard the Minister. My next question was going to be I know that the federal government committed $30 million, and I think she said $39.9 million. So with it being $60 to $70 million, we initially budgeted $10 million as a government so are we going to be expected to now offset by the government, or is there more money going back are you going back for more money from the feds to do this project? Thank you.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 157)

Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 20232024, Department of Environment and Climate Change, operations expenditures, policy and strategic planning, not previously authorized, $4,301,000. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 157)

Thank you, Member. Are there any further questions to – okay.

Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 20232024, Department of Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, health and social programs, not previously authorized, $3,187,000. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 157)

Please turn now to page 12. Supplementary estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 20232024, Department of Justice, operations expenditures, community justice, not previously authorized, $656,000. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 157)

Thank you. Member for Frame Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 157)

Any further questions under this section? Member for Yellowknife North.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 157)

Thank you. Member for Great Slave.

Question 1540-19(2): Inuvik Wind Project
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 157)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Infrastructure, and if she can let us know when the Inuvik Wind Project will finally be completed and running? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 157)

Thank you. Now turn to page 5. Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 20232024, Department of Environment and Climate Change, operations expenditures, corporate management, not previously authorized, $219,000. Does committee agree?