Hillary Flood

Hillary Flood grew up in Peterborough Ontario and has dedicated her career to making downtown Peterborough the happiest, healthiest, and most vibrant community it can be.

Hillary is a community activator, thought leader and placemaker, who has led several high-profile city-building projects that impact how we interact with our downtown and each other. Pre-Covid, Hillary led a beloved open streets initiative called Peterborough Pulse which reimagined the possibilities of our streets as spaces for people, community, and social inclusion.

In 2018, Hillary embarked on a pioneering venture in cycle tourism which brought a 15-passenger party bike to downtown Peterborough. PedalBoro’s iconic teal 19-foot party bike offers group cycling tours of Peterborough’s vibrant food and beverage scene. As the owner, operator and resident party pixie Hilary’s party bike was developed as a personal passion project to help elevate Peterborough’s allure as a vibrant urban destination and advance cycle tourism in Peterborough and the Kawartha's.

In her role as Vibrancy Manager for the Downtown Business Improvement Area, Hillary has been the architect of experiences, masterfully designing urban adventures that beckon visitors back to the beating heart of our city. Hillary’s work has contributed to our city’s cultural and economic landscape from pioneering entrepreneurial programs such as Win This Space to designing new and exciting downtown discovery opportunities including Peterborough Mac + Cheese Festival, Ptbo Hot Chocolate Fest and Ptbo CaesarFest just to name a few.

Hillary Flood isn't just shaping our community; she's sculpting its soul, painting vibrant strokes of vitality onto the canvas of our collective identity. With every project, she invites us to reimagine what's possible, infusing our lives with the magic of connection and the promise of a brighter, more vibrant tomorrow.

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Happy Family Day!

Today, we celebrate the love, support, and strength that families bring to our communities.

This year, we’ve investing in parenting supports for new and expecting parents, building strong and healthy communities where children, families and you can thrive.

Every act of care helps build stronger, more connected neighbourhoods 🏠.
For 1 in 4 Canadians who menstruate, period products aren't always in the budget. You can help address period poverty in our community by contributing to our Period Promise campaign.

This year, we're sharing our running total by item type on our website [link in bio], so you can see what we have, and what we still need, as we aim to offer a greater diversity of product to residents experiencing period poverty. - We're also accepting monetary donations, which will allow us to purchase items in bulk.

Product donations will be accepted at the United Way office (277 Stewart Street), Monday-Friday, 9AM-5PM until Friday March 13. [Please note: We are closed February 16 for Family Day, and February 26 for Peterborough Performs and will not be present to accept drop offs.] 

If you’d like to get more involved with our 2026 Period Promise campaign, please do not hesitate to reach out to our team! We’d be happy to help you setup a collection at your workplace, share educational resources, or chat about any other ideas you may have.
From Campaign Launch to now - this community keeps showing up. We’re in the final stretch of our Community Campaign, and every act of generosity still matters ❤️!
When words aren’t enough to express how you feel, show your love with tickets to United Way Peterborough & District’s 50/50 raffle! 💖

For the month of love, we’re offering a guaranteed grand prize of ✨$1,000✨ A prize so irresistible, we wouldn’t blame you if you grabbed a few tickets for yourself too. 

👉 Still wondering if you should enter? Just know, that even if you don’t win, your community will. Fifty percent of the proceeds from every ticket sold go directly back to our community so we get the chance to spread the love throughout Peterborough.

🔗 Follow the link in our bio to enter our February 27th draw
🎉 Sponsor Spotlight: Friends of the Stage 🎉

💛 A huge thank you to our Friend of the Stage – Supporting Sponsors for stepping up in support of housing and homelessness initiatives in our community. Your contribution helps make this event possible, and we’re proud to celebrate you at the event and through our virtual auction presented by @llf_lawyers_llp (which launches in less than a week)!

Want to support this work and enjoy an incredible night of local live music and impact?

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now — grab yours and join us at the show on Thursday, February 27th from 7-11pm @ptboshowplace 

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