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2006 First Quarter Financial Results and 2005 Annual General Meeting for Unitholders

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             2006 First Quarter Webcast & Conference Call
                     Date: Thursday, May 4, 2006
                       Time: 10:00 a.m. (EDT)

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       Webcast of 2005 Annual General Meeting for Unitholders
                     Date: Thursday, May 4, 2006
                        Time: 2:00 p.m. (EDT)

Stock Symbol: GLH.UN/TSX

GATINEAU, April 11 /CNW Telbec/ - You are invited to participate in Great
Lakes Hydro Income Fund's First Quarter Conference Call on Thursday, May 4,
2006 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund will release its 2006 first quarter
financial results on May 3, 2006 after 4:00 p.m (EDT). The results will be
available on our web site at www.greatlakeshydro.com under "News Releases".
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      
1-800-814-4862 toll free in North America, at 9:50 a.m. (EDT). For those
unable to participate in the Conference Call, a taped rebroadcast will also be
available until midnight May 6, 2006. To access this rebroadcast, please call
1-877-289-8525, toll free in North America, and enter the passcode
21185033(pound key).
You are also invited to the Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund Annual General
Unitholders Meeting on Thursday, May 4, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. (EDT). The live
webcast and slide presentation will be available through Great Lakes Hydro
Income Fund's website at www.greatlakeshydro.com.

Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund's Annual General Meeting will be held at:
                         Hockey Hall of Fame
                       Esso Theatre, BCE Place
                  30 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario
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About Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund

Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund is a premier Canadian income fund and one
of the largest power income fund in North America with 995 megawatts of power
generating capacity and an average annual production of 3,787 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 the majority of 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.