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 26 2017October 9, 2020

A Shuswap Passion Production

Culture

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip addresses the crowd at the Splatsin Centre grand opening Did you know that in addition to reading these Shuswap Passion columns …

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Jan 12 2017October 9, 2020

The Haig-Brown Legacy

Recreation

There is an effort underway to re-name Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park with a Secwepemc name. While it may be considered appropriate to recognize local First …

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Dec 22 2016October 9, 2020

The story behind the photo

History

Blind Bay Hall Costume New Years Party, 1920 Once Everything Shuswap is off to the printers, one of my next projects will be to prepare …

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Dec 9 2016October 9, 2020

Gifts that keep on giving

Communities

Kathi Cooperman surveys the west Shuswap from the Blind Bay Lookout As we approach the solstice and the holiday season, it is appropriate to reflect …

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Nov 24 2016October 9, 2020

The transformative, gateway community of Sicamous

Communities

Sicamous from the hang gliding ramp lookout. Photo by Ian Clay At the eastern gateway to the Shuswap is the municipality of Sicamous, a transformative …

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