Jimmy Carter helped build Habitat for Humanity homes in Winnipeg [Video]

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, was no stranger to Winnipeggers.

The former president and his wife Rosalynn visited the city twice during their lifetime to participate in major homebuilding projects for Habitat for Humanity.

The Carters participated in a large Habitat build in the summer of 1993, and returned to the city in 2017 for another project.

During the 2017 build, Jimmy, who was 92 at the time, was briefly hospitalized for dehydration on July 13 while working with volunteers at a major project in St. James.

He was discharged a day later and returned to the project.

In September 2017, Carter told college students in Atlanta that his experience in Winnipeg helped reinforce his support for a single-payer health-care system in the United States.

Watch the video above for highlights of Carter’s visits to Winnipeg with Habitat for Humanity.

-With files from CTV’s Michelle Gerwing and The Canadian Press