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 312-19(2): Bill 48: Arbitration Act – Deletion of Clause 77, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 125)

That's under the next section. On asset management we're on. You'll be first for the next section, okay.

Are there any further questions under asset management from Members? All right, seeing none, Infrastructure, asset management, infrastructure investment, $82,792,000; does committee agree?

Committee Motion 312-19(2): Bill 48: Arbitration Act – Deletion of Clause 77, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 125)

Thank you. Time is up. Are there any further questions, comments? Member for Yellowknife North.

Committee Motion 312-19(2): Bill 48: Arbitration Act – Deletion of Clause 77, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 125)

Thank you. Member for Hay River South.

Committee Motion 312-19(2): Bill 48: Arbitration Act – Deletion of Clause 77, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 125)

Thank you. ADM Chesworth.

Committee Motion 313-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Infrastructure – Deferral of Department (page 52), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 125)

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Committee Motion 315-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 – Environment and Natural Resources – Deferral of Department (page 23), Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 125)

Thank you, welcome. Committee has agreed to forego general comments. Does the committee agree to proceed to the detail contained in the tabled document?

Question 1225-19(2): Addressing Rising Costs of Living
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 125)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, Mr. Speaker, this government, will they commit to some of these things that we're doing, like, you know, and I would have used the project like the wind project where we're supposed to save $4 million to pass on to residents but from my understanding that it's going to be delayed, over budget and delayed. So where there is savings found, how is this government going to make sure that I can get food, you can get food, our residents can get food, you know, like, and that's I think that is the part where people are really afraid, is they can't afford the heat, the...

Committee Motion 307-19(2): Committee Report 33-19(2): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Review of Bill 52, Elevators and Lifts Act – Government Response to Recommendations, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 125)

Clauses 56 to 60, does committee agree?

Committee Motion 311-19(2): Bill 48: Arbitration Act – Amend Clause 76, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 125)

Clause 77. Minister of Justice.

Committee Motion 312-19(2): Bill 48: Arbitration Act – Deletion of Clause 77, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 125)

Thank you. Any other questions, comments from Members under asset management? Member for Hay River South.