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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No plans for hospital lay-offs as COVID-era funding ends, N.W.T. health minister says
February 21, 2024
CBC North - ...says her department is not planning to lay off any staff as a result of COVID-related funding expiring at the end of the fiscal year. Minister Lesa Semmler says that's because the plan is to cut positions her department wasn't able to fill in the first place. The Northwest Territories Health and Social...
GNWT will meet with City of Yellowknife to discuss street outreach
February 13, 2024
Cabin Radio - ...health minister Lesa Semmler says she’ll meet with the City of Yellowknife over how the street outreach program is funded. Semmler made the remarks in the legislature last week in response to questions from Yellowknife Centre MLA Robert Hawkins. Street outreach provides vulnerable people safe rides in...
Remembering people the Northwest Territories lost in 2023
December 30, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...the sun set in the evening sky. (Read Ron Bonnetrouge’s eulogy for Laura in full.) Chief James Bennet Firth Remembered by Inuvik Twin Lakes MLA Lesa Semmler on February 27, 2023. Chief James Bennet Firth was born in Aklavik on August 15, 1951, to his beloved parents James Bennet (Ben) and Joanne Firth....
What’s in your drugs? Inuvik RCMP will start publishing a list.
December 22, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...arrests in the past month, but it affects safety, certainly health, and the well-being of our residents.” Inuvik MLAs Denny Rodgers, left, and Lesa Semmler. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio As MLAs gather to set their priorities – the new government’s full list is expected to be finalized in February –...
Positions Filled for NWT Executive Council
December 13, 2023
My Yellow Knife Now - ...Affairs; Minister Responsible for the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission; Minister Responsible for the Public Utilities Board Hon. Lesa Semmler – Minister of Health and Social Services Hon. Caroline Wawzonek – Deputy Premier; Minister of Finance; Minister of Infrastructure; Minister...
Portfolios announced for N.W.T.’s new cabinet ministers
December 12, 2023
CBC North - ...Territories Power Corporation; Caitlin Cleveland will oversee Education, Culture and Employment, as well as Industry, Tourism and Investment; Lesa Semmler is the new health minister; Jay Macdonald is the minister for Environment and Climate Change; Lucy Kuptana will be responsible for Housing NWT, as...
RJ Simpson announces new cabinet’s portfolios
December 12, 2023
Cabin Radio - ...will be overseen by Lucy Kuptana, environment and climate change by Jay Macdonald and health by Lesa Semmler in Premier RJ Simpson’s new cabinet. His assignment of portfolios to the six ministers was made public on Tuesday afternoon. Simpson remains minister of justice, a title he held under...
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...