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Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund Declares Cash Distribution for August 2009

· Issued by Brookfield Renewable Partners LP via CNW

STOCK SYMBOL: GLH.UN/TSX

GATINEAU, QC, Aug. 19 /CNW Telbec/ - (GLH.UN) - Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund today declared a cash distribution of 10.417 cents per unit for the month of August 2009, payable by September 30, 2009 to unitholders of record on August 31, 2009. The ex-distribution date is August 27, 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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August 31, 2009        September 30, 2009                 10.417 cents
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July 31, 2009             August 31, 2009                 10.417 cents
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June 30, 2009               July 31, 2009                 10.417 cents
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May 31, 2009                June 30, 2009                 10.417 cents
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April 30, 2009               May 29, 2009                 10.417 cents
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March 31, 2009             April 30, 2009                 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 1,260 megawatts of power generating capacity and average annual production of 4,539 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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