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 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 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?

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

Minister of Finance.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 128)

Good morning, Members. Every year on the last Friday in October, the Poppy Campaign kicks off to raise funds to support veterans and their families across Canada. Today at 10:30 a.m. marks the Pinning of the First Poppy Ceremony at the Joint Task Force North in Yellowknife. Pages will be handing out poppies to Members at that time, and I invite you all to wear them.

The poppy is a symbol of remembrance to commemorate and honour fallen veterans as we approach Veterans Week. I want to acknowledge that November 8th marks Indigenous Veterans Day, and Remembrance Day is on November 11th. While exact...

Question 1245-19(2): Housing Contracts
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 127)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I also will ask the Minister of NWT Housing if she can commit to looking at some you know, just do a random of the tenders that have been awarded in my community from her department and just do a random check just to see if they are following the process that they should be following and if she can commit to that? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 127)

Thank you. Member for Kam Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 127)

Thank you. Member for Yellowknife North.

Committee Motion 320-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2020-2021 Annual Report of the Ombud – Public Release of Statutory Officer Annual Reports, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 127)

Thank you the motion is in order. To the motion. Member for Yellowknife North.

Question 1242-19(2): Business Incentive Policy
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 127)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I hope that the Minister will do that. You know, I mean, when I think of local content, I think of somebody who I could walk down the road and go and say hi because I know where they live, and that's "local" in my community, not somebody who shows up for seasonal work and then leaves or whenever there's a job and then leaves. You know, that's not local content to me.

So can the Minister advise us if a onestop procurement policy for all NWT, including Crown corporations, is being considered in this new procurement review and when can we expect this new procurement...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 127)

Committee, please turn to page 35 for Management Board Secretariat, with information items on page 36, Finance Management Board Secretariat, infrastructure investments, $12,738,000. Member for Kam Lake.