Brenda Halloran

Brenda Halloran: Brenda Halloran says there has been a trend where those affected by past layoffs have been absorbed by the more than 800 tech companies within the region, according to The Star. BlackBerry announced Friday it will be slashing 4,500 jobs across the company, but isnt saying how many of those will be at its Waterloo facilities and The mayor of Waterloo, Ont. is expressing hope that her city can weather the loss of jobs at BlackBerry . She says there are more than 1,000 job opportunities in the regions tech sector alone. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.