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

Committee Motion 349-19(2): Committee Report 39-19(2), Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Prevention and Management of Contaminated Sites – Closure and Reclamation Tools, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 135)

Thank you. To the motion.

Committee Motion 360-19(2): Committee Report 39-19(2): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Prevention and Management of Contaminated Sites – Enhanced Reporting on GNWT Environmental Liabilities Dashboard, Carrie
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 135)

Thank you. To the motion?

Member’s Statement 1324-19(2): Arctic Winter Games 2023
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 135)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this time to thank the Minister of MACA and his staff for the invite to attend the Wood Buffalo 2023 Arctic Winter Games. Mr. Speaker, I have nothing to compare to it as this was my first time attending the games, and I would have to say the Wood Buffalo host society did a great job hosting this event.

The heart of the games took place at the Fort McMurray Suncor Community Leisure Centre where this is where I was able to cheer on two of the NWT curling teams, both of whom are from Inuvik. I watched some very fast hockey, Arctic sports...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 135)

Minister of Finance.

Committee Motion 354-19(2): Committee Report 39-19(2): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Prevention and Management of Contaminated Sites –Remediation and Reclamation Timelines, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 135)

Thank you. To the motion?

Committee Motion 349-19(2): Committee Report 39-19(2), Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Prevention and Management of Contaminated Sites – Closure and Reclamation Tools, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 135)

Thank you, Member. To the motion? Member for Great Slave.

Committee Motion 359-19(2): Committee Report 39-19(2): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Prevention and Management of Contaminated Sites – Public Access to Financial Security Information, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 135)

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

Carried

Member for Nunakput.

Committee Motion 354-19(2): Committee Report 39-19(2): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Prevention and Management of Contaminated Sites –Remediation and Reclamation Timelines, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 135)

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 135)

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 62, Committee Report 39-19(2), and would like to report progress with 16 motions adopted, and that Committee Report 39-19(2) is concluded, and that Bill 62, An Act to Amend the Income Tax, is ready for third reading. And, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 135)

Thank you, Member. Minister.