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

Bill 54: Supplementary Appropriations Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 20222023, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 118)

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Member’s Statement 1141-19(2): Hunters and Trappers Disaster Assistance
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 118)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in June of 2020, I raised the impact of flooding that caused many of my constituents and at that time, I was advised that the hunters and trapper disaster compensation could help. This program, harvesters must earn at least 25 percent of their gross income from renewable resource harvesting to be eligible, and they could be eligible up to a maximum of $4,500 per occurrence for damage or loss by natural disaster other than forest fires according to the guidelines by ENR at this time.

Mr. Speaker, on February 12th, 2021, there was a news article quoting that...

Committee Motion 249-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2020-2021 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Employee Training on Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 118)

Thank you. To the motion.

Committee Motion 245-19(2): Committee Report 31-19(2): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 40: An Act to Amend the Medical Profession Act – Standards of Practice for Physicians Practicing in the Northwest Territori
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 118)

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? All those abstaining?

Carried

The motion is carried. MLA for Kam Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 118)

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Committee Report 3019(2) and Committee Report 3119(2), and I would like to report with nine motions carried, and that Committee Report 3019(2) and Committee Report 3119(2) are concluded. And, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.

Committee Motion 249-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2020-2021 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Employee Training on Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 118)

Thank you. Mr. Johnson, can you please reread the motion.

Committee Report 31-19(2): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 40: An Act to Amend the Medical Profession Act
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 118)

Thank you. I will now open the floor to general comments on Committee Report 3119(2).

Seeing that there are no comments, MLA for Kam Lake.

Committee Motion 253-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2020-2021 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Government Response to Recommendations, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 118)

Thank you, committee. We've concluded consideration of Committee Report 301(2), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 20202021 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner.

Member for Frame Lake.

Committee Motion 249-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2020-2021 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner – Employee Training on Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 118)

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

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 118)

Does committee agree?