'Recensement des établissements et de l'emploi à Montréal (REEM 2000)' there's been an increase of 95% in professional and technical jobs in the borough. However, this can be attributed to gentrification in the area, specifically in the Hochelaga district. The average family income in Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is $48,544 and personal income of $29,919 are considerably below the Montreal average. Nearly 19% of the borough's population is considered low-income, and there are patches of poverty scattered throughout the borough and heavily concentrated in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district. Government Borough council Federal and provincial The borough is divided among the following federal ridings: Hochelaga Honoré-Mercier La Pointe-de-l'Île It is divided among the following provincial electoral districts: Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Camille-Laurin Anjou–Louis-Riel Features The borough is bisected by Autoroute 25 and contains the Montreal entrance to the Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel. It is served by the eastern end of the green line of the Montreal metro; the Honoré-Beaugrand and Radisson stations are connected to important bus termini. Attractions in the area include the Olympic Stadium, Saputo Stadium and Montreal Biodome, the Montreal Botanical Garden, the Château Dufresne, Collège de Maisonneuve, the Marché Maisonneuve, the Théâtre Denise-Pelletier, the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, and the Place Versailles shopping centre located at the intersection of Rue Sherbrooke Est and Autoroute 25. The Canadian Armed Forces also have a base, CFB Montreal, in the east of the borough. The borough is home to the Church of Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge-d'Hochelaga. The Montreal Public Libraries Network operates the Hochelaga, Langelier, Maisonneuve, and Mercier libraries. Education The borough has one French language cégep, College de Maisonneuve. The Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM) operates French-language public schools. Elementary École Baril École Notre-Dame-de-L'Assomption École Maisonneuve École Saint-Clément École Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Lasalle École Notre-Dame-des-Victoires École Saint-Nom-de-Jésus École Louis Dupire École Saint-Fabien École Saint-Donat École Boucher-De La Bruère École Sainte-Louise-de-Marillac École Sainte-Claire École Saint-François-d'Assise École Saint-Justin École La Vérendrye École Irénée-Lussier École Armand-Lavergne École Philippe-Labarre High school École Sécondaire Chomedey-De Maisonneuve École Sécondaire Marguerite-De Lajemmerais École Secondaire Édouard-Montpetit École Secondaire Académie Dunton École Sécondaire Louise-Trichet Specialized École des Métiers de la Construction de Montréal École des Métiers de l'aérospatiale de Montréal École pour Adultes Centre Hochelaga-Maisonneuve École Eulalie-Durocher (for intellectually disabled) École de la Lancée (for boys with behavioural problems and in foster care) The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) operates English-language schools. Elementary Edward Murphy Elementary School High school (for high school, students must go to nearby Vincent Massey Collegiate in Rosemont) Gallery