Lesa Semmler

Member Inuvik Twin Lakes

Minister of Health and Social Services
Minister Responsible for the Status of Women

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

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box

1320

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Constituency Office

125 Mackenzie Rd
Unit 203
Inuvik NT X0E 0T0
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P.O. Box

3130

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Minister's Office

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Statements in Debates

Committee Motion 132-19(2): Tabled Document 412-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2021-2022 – Motion to Amend Minerals and Petroleum Resources, Carried

Debates of June 03, 2021 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 79)

Committee, we will now consider the Department of Infrastructure on page 13.

Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 20212022, Department of Infrastructure, asset management, not previously authorized, negative $74,000. Does committee agree?

Committee Motion 132-19(2): Tabled Document 412-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2021-2022 – Motion to Amend Minerals and Petroleum Resources, Carried

Debates of June 03, 2021 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 79)

Thank you. Minister.

Committee Motion 132-19(2): Tabled Document 412-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2021-2022 – Motion to Amend Minerals and Petroleum Resources, Carried

Debates of June 03, 2021 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 79)

Thank you, Minister. Member.

Debates of June 03, 2021 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 79)

Thank you, and welcome back. I will now open the floor for general comments. Member for Frame Lake.

Debates of June 03, 2021 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 79)

Thank you. Member for Great Slave.

Debates of June 03, 2021 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 79)

Member.

Debates of June 03, 2021 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 79)

Thank you. Minister.

Committee Motion 132-19(2): Tabled Document 412-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2021-2022 – Motion to Amend Minerals and Petroleum Resources, Carried

Debates of June 03, 2021 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 79)

Supplementary Estimates (Operation Expenditures), No. 1, 20212022, Department of Lands, total department, not previously authorized, negative $105,000. Does committee agree?

Oral Question 751-19(2): Homelessness Strategy and Emergency Shelters

Debates of June 02, 2021 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 78)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister responsible for Homelessness. Mr. Speaker, it was the last government that committed to the homelessness strategy, and it was quoted by the previous Minister that we needed a whole-of-government approach to help our homelessness. So what I want to know today is when will we see this homelessness strategy? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Oral Question 751-19(2): Homelessness Strategy and Emergency Shelters

Debates of June 02, 2021 , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 78)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will switch my question around. What's going to happen if we have no more nonforprofit organizations to run any of our homeless shelters because they have no support and they don't have enough money to run them. So will the Minister commit to working with our board that we have right now and come up with a solution? Because, like I said, it's still cold. It's snowing. You know, community has rallied together to get sleeping bags and blankets for some of the people because they're sleeping outside, Mr. Speaker. So I would like to know if this Minister is going to take...