2023 NWT Election
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Lesa Semmler
Candidate in the Inuvik Twin Lakes Inuvik race.
Lesa can be reached at InuvikTwinLakes2023@gmail.com, or by calling 867-678-0779.
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GNWT cabinet portfolios announced
December 12, 2023
NNSL Media - ...finding common ground and working together to build a future where every voice is heard, and every community thrives.” Inuvik-Twin Lakes MLA Lesa Semmler will take on the Ministry of Health and Social Services. Nunakput MLA Lucy Kuptana becomes the Minister Responsible for Housing and Minister...
R.J. Simpson elected Premier of the Northwest Territories
December 8, 2023
CKLB 101.9 - ...were chosen from the North, two from the South, and two from Yellowknife; From the North, Nunakput MLA Lucy Kuptana and Inuvik Twin Lakes MLA Lesa Semmler; From the South, Thebacha MLA Jay MacDonald and Hay River South MLA Vince McKay; And from Yellowknife, Kam Lake MLA Caitilin Cleveland and...
‘He’s got a battle, but this group seems pretty good’
December 8, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...an era where the GNWT thinks it’s the boss and is doing everything. We have to work together,” he said. Simpson’s cabinet features Wawzonek, Lesa Semmler, Caitlin Cleveland, Lucy Kuptana, Jay Macdonald and Vince McKay. As premier, Simpson must now assign portfolios to each minister. The premier and...
Legislative assembly elects six to cabinet
December 7, 2023
NNSL Media - ... Members of the legislative assembly elected six cabinet members shortly after 3 p.m. on Dec. 7: Caroline Wawzonek, Vince McKay, Lucy Kuptana, Lesa Semmler, Jay MacDonald and Caitlin Cleveland. Of those, only Wawzonek has previously sat in cabinet. Members were able to select two members from each...
Live: RJ Simpson is new NWT premier, cabinet also chosen
December 7, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...ballot’s final tallies were not given but the winner needed a majority among the 19 voting MLAs. Simpson will be joined in cabinet by Wawzonek, Lesa Semmler, Caitlin Cleveland, Lucy Kuptana, Jay Macdonald and Vince McKay. “We’re no longer in an era where the GNWT thinks it’s the boss and is doing...
Live: RJ Simpson is the new NWT premier
December 7, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...of two from the north, south, and Yellowknife that MLAs will use this afternoon: Premier RJ Simpson Caroline Wawzonek Caitlin Cleveland Lesa Semmler Shane Thompson Denny Rodgers Jay Macdonald Shane Thompson is out of the running. We'll see what happens this afternoon. There'll be yet another...
How the four candidates for NWT premier say they’ll do the job
November 30, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...of MLAs on Thursday next week, December 7. Simpson, Testart, Thompson and Wawzonek are the four people who rose to accept nomination for the role. Lesa Semmler, who said she had been considering a run, ultimately did not let her name stand. Simpson pitched a “50-year vision” for the NWT in a speech...
Live: Candidates for NWT premier to be nominated
November 30, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...will be chosen by a secret ballot of MLAs on Thursday next week, December 7. So far, five people are understood to be interested in the job: Lesa Semmler, RJ Simpson, Kieron Testart, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek. Thursday will make clear if any of those are not putting their names forward, and...
What does it take to lead the territory? Former N.W.T. premiers weigh in
November 29, 2023
CBC North - ...on election night or in the days that followed the election. At the time, only R.J. Simpson, MLA for Hay River North definitively said yes. Lesa Semmler, MLA for Inuvik Twin Lakes, said after being re-elected she had people asking her to run for premier but that she hadn't made a decision yet. ...
What your new MLAs say they want for the Northwest Territories
November 28, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...prosperous economy. With this prosperity will come opportunities for residents to be healthy, educated and ready to maximize their opportunities. Lesa Semmler, Inuvik Twin Lakes I want to bring the voices of what my community has told me. That way, we all get a picture of where everyone’s coming from...
In pictures: MLAs are sworn in on a new note of optimism
November 24, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...greets a daughter of Caroline Wawzonek, left. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio Sahtu MLA Danny McNeely, left. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio From left: Lesa Semmler and Caitlin Cleveland. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio Caitlin Cleveland, acclaimed to a second term as Kam Lake MLA, is hotly tipped to enter cabinet....
20th Legislative Assembly Officially Sworn In
November 24, 2023
My Yellow Knife Now - ...– Kate Reid for Great Slave – Vince McKay for Hay River South – R.J. Simpson for Hay River North – Denny Rogers for Inuvik Boot Lake – Lesa Semmler for Inuvik Twin Lake – George Nerysoo for Mackenzie Delta – Shane Thompson for Nehendeh – Lucy Kuptana for Nunakput – Kieron Testart for...
Majority of MLA-elects want addiction treatment facilities in the N.W.T.
November 20, 2023
CBC North - ...many had different ideas around how one would need to operate. But the level of support for a treatment facility was most evident in the north. Lesa Semmler, incumbent MLA for Inuvik Twin Lakes, says she supports the government establishing addiction treatment facilities. (Mario De Ciccio/Radio-Canada) ...
Meet the NWT premier and cabinet you told us you want
November 20, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...for NWT premier and cabinet after the territorial election. On this page, find out who’d be in charge if it was up to you. We already know that Lesa Semmler, RJ Simpson, Kieron Testart, Shane Thompson and Caroline Wawzonek are interested in the premier’s job. Meanwhile, every MLA-elect we could reach...
There’s a line forming to be in the next NWT cabinet
November 17, 2023
Cabin Radio - ... Kieron Testart, RJ Simpson and Shane Thompson all told us they are interested in the role of premier (or, failing that, a role in cabinet). Lesa Semmler didn’t rule out an interest in the premier’s job, and told Cabin Radio she would be “honoured to be picked” for a role in cabinet, given her...