April 19, 2007
STOCK SYMBOL: GLH.UN

Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund Declares Cash Distribution for April 2007

GATINEAU, Quebec, April 19, 2007 (GLH.UN) - Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund today declared a cash distribution of 10.417 cents per unit for the month of April 2007, payable by May 31, 2007 to unitholders of record on April 30, 2007. The ex-distribution date is April 26, 2007.

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, 2007 May 31, 2007 10.417 cents
March 31, 2007 April 30, 2007 10.417 cents
February 28, 2007 March 30, 2007 10.417 cents
January 31, 2007 February 28, 2007 10.417 cents
December 31, 2006 January 31, 2007 10.417 cents
November 30, 2006 December 29, 2006 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. We are the largest power income fund in North America with 1,015 megawatts of power generating capacity and an average annual production of 3,875 gigawatt hours.

Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund produces electricity exclusively from environmentally friendly hydroelectric resources. The Fund owns, operates and manages 26 high quality hydroelectric generating stations located on eight river systems in four distinct geographic regions across North America: Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and New England.

Brookfield Power, which comprises all 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:
Grace Pollock
Director, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
819-561-8072, unitholderenquiries@greatlakeshydro.com