Brookfield Renewable Partners LpTSX: BEP.UN

2005 Fourth Quarter and Year End Financial Results - Webcast and Conference Call for Investors and Analysts

· Issued by Brookfield Renewable Partners LP
               Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
                    Time: 10:00 a.m. (ET)

Stock Symbol: GLH.UN/TSX

GATINEAU, Jan. 17 /CNW Telbec/ - You are invited to participate in Great
Lakes Hydro Income Fund's Fund's fourth quarter and year end financial results
Conference Call on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund will release its 2005 fourth quarter and
year end financial results on February 7, 2006 after 4:00 p.m. (ET). The
results will be available on our web site at www.greatlakeshydro.com. The
conference call will also be webcast live on our web site, where it will be
archived for three months.
To participate in the conference call, please dial 416-644-3425 or       
1-800-814-3911 toll free in North America, at 9:50 a.m. (ET). For those unable
to participate in the Conference Call, a taped rebroadcast will also be
available until midnight February 10, 2006. To access this rebroadcast, please
call 1-877-289-8525 toll free in North America, and enter the passcode
21172705 (pound sign).

About Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund

Great Lakes Hydro is a premier Canadian income fund. We are the largest
power income fund in North America with 995 megawatts of power generating
capacity and an average annual production of 3,774 gigawatt hours.
Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund produces electricity exclusively from
environmentally friendly hydroelectric resources. The Fund owns, operates and
manages 25 high quality hydroelectric generating stations located on seven
river systems in four distinct geographic regions across North America:
Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and New England.
Brookfield Power, which comprises all the power operations of Brookfield
Asset Management, owns 50.1% of the Fund's outstanding units.
Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund units are listed for trading on the Toronto
Stock Exchange under the symbol GLH.UN.