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

Lesa Semmler
Inuvik Twin Lakes
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
Email
Email
Phone
(867) 767-9143
Constituency Office

125 Mackenzie Rd
Unit 203
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

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 161)

Thank you, Member for Tu NedheWiilideh. Members, I just want to remind you that this supplementary appropriation estimates is to provide funding for the shortfall in fire suppression activities for this season. That's what we are discussing here in Committee of the Whole. And so if you can keep your questions focused on that because the Minister is not that's what we're prepared for here today. We don't have a bill for or any other information on the recovery. So I'll just put it back to Members, are there general comments on this Supplementary Estimates No. 2? Thank you.

Seeing none oh, MLA...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 161)

Thank you, Member. Minister of Finance.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 161)

Thank you, Minister. Member for Hay River South.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 161)

Go ahead.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 161)

Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 20232024, Department of Environment and Climate Change, total department, not previously authorized, $75 million. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 161)

All right. MLA for Kam Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 161)

Thank you, Member. Minister of Finance.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 161)

Thank you, Minister. Member for Hay River South.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 161)

Thank you. Member for Kam Lake. I think we've lost MLA for Kam Lake. We'll keep her time, and then we'll move on until she can reconnect.

Member for Thebacha. Are you there, Member for Thebacha? Member for Hay River South?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 161)

Thank you, Member. But the supplementary appropriation is on the money that is being used for the fire suppression, and the Minister of Finance responded. So if you have questions on that related to the supplementary appropriation, I'll give the mic back to you. Member for Deh Cho.