How to Get to the Nia Centre for the Arts

We occasionally meet for Sunday services at 10:30 am at Nia Centre for the Arts, 524 Oakwood Ave, near the corner of Vaughan Road.     [Map]

We will meet at the Nia Centre on one of the first Sundays of the month in 2024: September 8, October 6, November 3, and December 1. We plan to move into our new home at 473 Oakwood Ave in early 2025.

The Nia Centre for the Arts is fully accessible. There is wifi. We meet on the ground floor. Please enter through the main door on Oakwood Ave. Wheel Trans drop-off and pick-up is also from the main door.

Arriving By Transit

Take the 63 Ossington bus or the 161 Rogers Road bus. Both buses run past the Nia Centre. You can catch either bus Northbound from Ossington station (on the Bloor line). Sunday service operates at 10-minute intervals.

Take the 90 Vaughan Road bus, which travels along Vaughan Rd, turns West and makes a short jog before going North along Oakwood. You can get off at Jesmond as the bus turns into Oakwood.  You can catch the Vaughan bus from Bathurst station (on the Bloor line). Sunday service operates at 12-minute intervals.

From St Clair West Station (on the University line):  Walk two blocks along St Clair to Vaughan Road or take the 512 St Clair streetcar two blocks west to Vaughan Road.  Take the 90 Vaughan bus north.

From Eglinton West station (on the University line): The TTC estimates that the walk from Eglinton West station to the Nia Centre is about 20 minutes.

More information on routes: 63 Ossington, 155 Rogers, 90 Vaughan, 512 St Clair. Page down to see the route map (90 Vaughan map is not current).

Use the TTC Trip Planner to find the best way from where you are to the Nia Centre for the Arts.

Note that once the Eglinton LRT (Light Rapid Transit) is open (if ever!), there will be a bus southbound along Oakwood Ave from Oakwood station.

Arriving by Bike

There are bike paths along Vaughan Road (east of Winona Drive) and along Winona Drive (between Eglinton Avenue West and Davenport Road).

Arriving by Car

There is no onsite parking at the Nia Centre. To get close, set your GPS to 524 Oakwood Avenue.

On-Street Parking: There are numerous public roads within 500 metres that offer free parking with various restrictions related to time of day, time of week and time of year.

Paid Parking: There are two municipal parking lots within walking distance of the Nia Centre, at 406 Oakwood (between Hanson and Rogers) and at 341 Oakwood (at Holland Park).

Further away, there are two lots on Eglinton, at 1609 Eglinton (between Glenholme and Oakwood), and at 1531 Eglinton (between Oakwood and Marlee).

For more information on the Green P parking lots, please see Parking.GreenP.com.