April 11, 2006
STOCK SYMBOL: GLH.UN/TSX

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

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

and

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


GATINEAU, April 11, 2006 – 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#.

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

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.

Web Site : www.greatlakeshydro.com



For further information:
Shelley Moorhead
Director Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
(819) 561-8072, unitholderenquiries@greatlakeshydro.com