Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund Declares Cash Distribution for April 2009

GATINEAU, Quebec, April 21, 2009 (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:

RECORD DATE	PAYMENT DATE	DISTRIBUTION PER UNIT
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.

Unitholder enquiries should be directed to Zev Korman, Director, Investor Relations and Communications at (416) 359-1955 or unitholderenquiries@greatlakeshydro.com.