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 21 2015October 9, 2020

Celista – North Shuswap’s cultural centre

Communities

Since Scotch Creek is deemed the commercial centre of the North Shuswap, then it would be best to describe Celista as the cultural centre. Home …

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Aug 6 2015October 9, 2020

The Shuswap River needs protection

Environment

Environmentally conscious Shuswap River residents have been advocating for improved boating regulations since 1994, when the first application was made to the federal government for …

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Jul 25 2015October 9, 2020

The tip of the melting iceberg

Environment

Early in the spring, an expert on the radio explained how this summer would resemble what the near future will be like due to climate …

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Jul 10 2015October 9, 2020

Life’s a beach during a Shuswap summer

Recreation

Nice sand at Mara Provincial Park and a large lawn with picnic tables The T-shirt motto, “Life’s a Beach” certainly applies to a Shuswap summer, …

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Jun 30 2015October 9, 2020

Scotch Creek was once part of the gold rush

Communities

Satellite image of Scotch Creek from Google If Scotch Creek, the North Shuswap’s largest community and commercial centre were ever to adopt a theme, a …

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