the provincial training school for mental defectives (pts) in red deer, alberta, canada operated as an institution for mentally disabled children and adults between 1923 and 1977, at which time it was renamed the michener centre. it aimed to provide care and training to facilitate the integration of individuals with intellectual disabilities into their communities. while today it houses a service for persons with developmental disabilities, the nearly one-century-old facility is preceded by a diverse, remarkable and even shocking history, marked by eugenic practices like involuntary sterilization.