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 137)

Thank you. Questions? Member for Kam Lake.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 137)

Thank you, Member. Minister Chinna.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 137)

Thank you. Minister Chinna.

Question 1353-19(2): Impacts of COVID-19 on Education
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 137)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.

Can the Minister explain what is known about high school attendance through COVID19? Can he describe the attendance in small communities versus regional centres? What do we know about Indigenous students' attendance? I guess my question is do we have this data, and if not, can he commit to gathering this data? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 137)

Thank you. Member for Yellowknife North.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 137)

Member, your time has expired.

Are there questions? Member for Monfwi.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 137)

Thank you, Minister. President Young.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 136)

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 23, Bill 29, Minister's Statement 26419(2), Tabled Document 68119(2), Tabled Document 69419(2), and Tabled Document 81319(2), and would like to report progress. And, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 136)

I will now call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee? Member for Frame Lake.

Question 1346-19(2): Carbon Taxation
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 136)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, again, I'm going to go back to that 25 percent. Mr. Speaker, our municipalities are not even included. We already know our municipal governments are underfunded. You know, they need to keep the lights on. Every one of us have either had family, friends, or anybody, or we take part in any kind garbage, you know, snow removal, all these things are going to cost more for the municipal governments. So why are we not giving any of this money back to our municipal governments out of this 25 percent that we're holding back for our government slush fund? I don't...