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Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund Declares Cash Distribution for February 2009

· Issued by Brookfield Renewable Partners LP

STOCK SYMBOL: GLH.UN/TSX

GATINEAU, QC, Feb. 18 /CNW Telbec/ - (GLH.UN) - Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund today declared a cash distribution of 10.417 cents per unit for the month of February 2009, payable by March 31, 2009 to unitholders of record on February 28, 2009. The ex-distribution date is February 25, 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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   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
   October 31, 2008        November 28, 2008            10.417 cents
   September 30, 2008      October 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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