Height of the Rockies Provincial Park (68,000 ha/170,000 acres) is a scenic treasure and a vital reserve for wildlife. The park's assortment of towering peaks, sparkling glaciers, and icy lakes make it as beautiful as better known parks like Banff yet it remains much wilder. Its importance to wildlife is extraordinary.
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Search Legal Terms and Definitions. motion to strike. n. a request for a judge's order to eliminate all or a portion of the legal pleading (complaint, answer) of the opposition on any one of several grounds. It is often used in an attempt to have an entire cause of action removed (stricken) from the court record. A motion to strike is also made orally during trial to ask the judge to order stricken answers by a witness in violation of rules of evidence (laws covering what is admissible in trial).