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
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Minister of Health and Social Services

Statements in Debates

Member’s Statement 1634-19(2): National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 166)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today we commemorate the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and GenderDiverse People. My heart and prayer goes out to the families who have lost loved ones.

Mr. Speaker, it was an honour to be able to take part in unveiling the monument in front of our Legislative Assembly with you. This monument represents our missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, twospirit sorry, LGBTQQIA+ people. And I would like to thank the people who participated in the ceremony:

President of the Native Women's, Grace Blake for her...

Committee Motion 500-19(2): Committee Report 55-19(2) Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of Bill 85: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation Act – Guidelines for Statements, Carrie
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 166)

Thank you. I will now open the floor to general comments on Bill 85. Are there any general comments? Member for Deh Cho.

Committee Motion 501-19(2): Bill 85: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation Act – amend subclause 8(2), Defeated
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 166)

Thank you, Member. To the motion. Member for Thebacha.

Committee Motion 503-19(2): Bill 65: Builders’ Lien Act – New Clause 3.1, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 166)

Thank you, Member. Member for Frame Lake.

Committee Motion 504-19(2): Bill 65: Builders’ Lien Act – Amend Clause 3.1, Defeated
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 166)

Members, there was just an error in the date of the motion that was on the print, but it's not the date that's in the legislation that we currently have. It's just our document that we're reading from. So I'm going to have to get MLA Cleveland to reread that section (4) of the Tlicho agreement section. So if we can go have you correct that, just to make a note to correct that, and we can if Members are okay, we can agree to go back to debate. Okay. MLA Cleveland.

Committee Motion 508-19(2): Bill 65: Builders’ Lien Act – New Clause 90.1, Defeated
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 166)

Thank you. To the motion.

Committee Motion 510-19(2): Bill 65: Builders’ Lien Act – New Clause 93.1, Carried
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 166)

Thank you. Are there any other general comments? Member for Frame Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 166)

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Committee Report 5519(2), Bill 65, Bill 84, Bill 85, and would like to report progress with 15 motions carried, and that Committee Report 5519(2) is concluded and that Bill 85 is ready for third reading, and Bill 65 and 84 are ready for third reading as amended. And, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.

Committee Motion 496-19(2): Committee Report 55-19(2) Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of Bill 85: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation Act – Mechanism on Action Plan Committe
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 166)

Thank you, Member. To the motion.

Committee Motion 500-19(2): Committee Report 55-19(2) Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of Bill 85: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation Act – Guidelines for Statements, Carrie
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 166)

Thank you, Member. Are there any further general comments to this? Member for Tu NedheWiilideh.