Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter had a positive impact in Fort Saskatchewan. local officials noted following his death this week at the age of 100.

"You will always be in my heart with your contributions made to Habitat for Humanity and the Jimmy Carter build in Fort Saskatchewan," Mayor Gale Katchur posted on the day of his death, Dec. 29.

"You have changed the lives of many people and we are eternally grateful."

Local federal NDP candidate Chris Jones also noted Carter's legacy. "I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to work as a plumber for the 2017 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter work project here in Edmonton," Jones posted.

"Through his dedication to helping those who are less fortunate it built 58 habitat homes in Edmonton and 16 habitat homes in Fort Saskatchewan," Jones added. "His kindness  reached out across borders. His legacy reminds us that each of us has the ability to make a difference in our own communities."

The Habitat homes were built in the Sienna neighbourhood in 2017. They more than doubled the total number of Habitat for Humanity homes in Fort Saskatchewan at that time.

Carter was president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He was the longest lived president in U.S. history and the first to reach the age of 100.