VANCOUVER - Bedouin Soundclash frontman Jay Malinowksi says he wants to build awareness for Vancouver's Insite safe-injection site in Vancouver.
The Kingston, Ont. musician was among a number of performers who drew hundreds to Vancouver's poverty-stricken Downtown Eastside Saturday night for a free concert.
An October concert was cancelled because the correct permits were not obtained.
Insite operates under a federal drug law exemption and allows addicts to inject heroin under supervision.
But, the five-year-old operation has also come under intense criticism from the federal government, which has indicated it wants to shut down Insite.
Speakers including Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan and MP Libby Davies also spoke in favour of keeping Insite open.
