Jim Cooperman

Jim Cooperman

Biographic Abstract - Jim Cooperman Author of the local best seller, Everything Shuswap, Jim Cooperman moved to the Shuswap in 1969 as a war resister and a back-to-the-lander, after receiving his BA from the University of California at Berkeley. Over the succeeding years, Jim taught school, worked in construction and log building, operated a sawmill, and edited a provincial environmental journal, the BC Environmental Report. His local environmental work led to the protection of over 25,000 hectares of new parks in the Shuswap, which is documented in the book, Big Trees Saved, by Deanna Kawatski. He has researched and written about local history and helped initiate and edit the local history journal, Shuswap Chronicles I and II. In 1993, he wrote the Chapter on Canada in Clearcut – The Tragedy of Industrial Forestry. And in 1998, he wrote Keeping the Special in Special Management Zones, A Citizens’ Guide, published by BC Spaces for Nature. Jim lives with his wife, Kathleen, in a log home they built on 40 acres above Shuswap Lake, where they raised five children. His column, “Shuswap Passion,” appears every two weeks in either the Shuswap Market News or the Salmon Arm Observer. Additionally, his YouTube channel has over 100 videos, including many that showcase live music, skiing and Shuswap geography.

Jan 11 2018October 9, 2020

Everything Shuswap featured in popular online magazine

Memoirs

The Tyee is an independent online magazine that has won many journalism awards for its lively, informative news and views. In mid-December, it published a …

Everything Shuswap featured in popular online magazine Read More »

Dec 13 2017October 9, 2020

The close-knit community of Cherryville

Communities

Cherryville Community Hall Nestled beneath the foothills of the Monashee Mountains in the southeast corner of the Shuswap is the close-knit, rural community of Cherryville, …

The close-knit community of Cherryville Read More »

Nov 30 2017October 9, 2020

The benefits of outdoor learning

Environment

The initiative to re-open the South Canoe School as an outdoor learning school is attracting significant support from parents and the local community, with over …

The benefits of outdoor learning Read More »

Nov 16 2017October 9, 2020

Lumby – where small is beautiful

Communities

Lumby Days Mural, photo by Dale Eurich E.F. Schumacher’s book, “Small is beautiful – A Study of Economics as if People Mattered” certainly applies to …

Lumby – where small is beautiful Read More »

Nov 2 2017October 9, 2020

Habitat loss is biggest threat for grizzly bears

Environment

Grizzly at the B.C. Wildlife Park in Kamloops British Columbia grizzly bears are making the news these days, but the news is mixed. While conservationists …

Habitat loss is biggest threat for grizzly bears Read More »