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.

Aug 11 2017October 9, 2020

Hullcar aquifer review good news for Shuswap Lake

Shuswap

Spraying manure in Hullcar, photo by Alan Price One of the first announcements from the new government in Victoria is that there will be a …

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Aug 1 2017October 9, 2020

Everything Shuswap CBC interview

Memoirs

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Jul 27 2017October 9, 2020

In the midst of a climate change emergency

Environment

Niskonlith wildfire, August 2003 It may be time to dismiss the notion that humans are like frogs that are unable to notice when their watery …

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Jul 13 2017October 9, 2020

Places to paddle in the Shuswap

Recreation

Adams Lake The tide is beginning to turn. Shuswap’s reputation as a mecca for high-speed, motorized aquatic recreation is slowly evolving into a destination for …

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