The lights going out abruptly can be scary, even more so when your left waiting hours and you rely on powered equipment.

That was the case for Moose Jaw Families For Change, which constantly requires essential medical equipment to make sure their clients wouldn't be in danger. Once the power went out, it put Families for Change in a tough position.

Luckily, some businesses and organizations have backup generators to keep their buildings going, and Families for Change was relying on someone to say yes.

Since they work so closely with special needs people, they came into contact with Valley View Centre because their building has a backup generator. After a quick conversation, Valley View immediately got Families for Change into their building to charge their equipment.

"Those things are critical for individuals that require [equipment] for their health and wellbeing. Certainly, that's one of the things we're afforded at the centre in terms of the backup generator to operate the centre here so it's a very critical piece and we were more than happy [to help]," Valley View's Terry Hardy, Director of Program and Operational Supports said. "We've got a working relationship with Moose Jaw's Families for Change."

Hardy said that their receptionists and staff bringing Families for Change into their building was the correct response for any of their employees, as they want all of their staff members to offer their services to people in the community with any disability.

"I'm just happy that we could be there and it was a stressful time, I imagine, for everybody in the city because we were without power for several hours and it was an opportunity for us to do something and be a part of the community," Hardy added.

This is just one of the many examples of Moose Javians caring and helping each other out during this past weeks power outages, proving yet again, Moose Jaw is the Friendly City.