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Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund Declares Cash Distribution for April 2009

· Issued by Brookfield Renewable Partners Lp

STOCK SYMBOL: GLH.UN/TSX

GATINEAU, QC, April 21 /CNW Telbec/ - (GLH.UN) - Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund today declared a cash distribution of 10.417 cents per unit for the month of April 2009, payable by May 29, 2009 to unitholders of record on April 30, 2009. The ex-distribution date is April 28, 2009.

The schedule below sets out Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund's cash distribution history for the last six months:

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   RECORD DATE             PAYMENT DATE           DISTRIBUTION PER UNIT
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April 30, 2009           May 29, 2009                  10.417 cents
March 31, 2009           April 30, 2009                10.417 cents
February 28, 2009        March 31, 2009                10.417 cents
January 31, 2009         February 27, 2009             10.417 cents
December 31, 2008        January 30, 2009              10.417 cents
November 30, 2008        December 31, 2008             10.417 cents
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About Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund

Great Lakes Hydro (www.greatlakeshydro.com) is a premier Canadian income fund and one of the largest power income funds in North America with 1,255 megawatts of power generating capacity and average annual production of 4,596 gigawatt hours.

Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund produces electricity exclusively from environmentally friendly and renewable resources. The Fund indirectly owns or holds interests in 27 high quality hydroelectric generating stations and one wind farm in four distinct geographic regions across North America: Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and New England.

Brookfield Renewable Power, which comprises all the power operations of Brookfield Asset Management, owns 50.01% of the Fund's outstanding units on a fully exchanged basis.

Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund units are listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol GLH.UN.

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