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359:. Her main campaign focus was establishing closer liaison between City Hall departments. Much to her surprise, Webber was elected to the Board winning over 40,000 votes, placing third on the four seat board. With her election, Webber became only the second woman to be elected to Ottawa's Board of Control. She only spent a little over $ 1,500 on her campaign. Upon taking office, Webber was given the responsibilities of social services and emergency measures, and was appointed chairman of the civic procedures and reorganization committee and chairman of the committee for training the unskilled unemployed and was made a member of the Island Lodge Board.
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