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 22 2015October 9, 2020

A brief look at the history of Lee Creek

History

Isobel McKay with Barbara, Rory and baby Kenneth in front of their first log house at McKay Bay near the corner The history of …

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Jan 8 2015October 9, 2020

New Year’s crystal ball

Environment

Valley fog and lack of snow in December may become the new normal Looking forward to the New Year can spark us to ponder …

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Dec 19 2014October 9, 2020

Connecting young people with nature

Environment

Lookout along the Larch Hills Traverse during the 2013 summer camp Nature deficit disorder may be more of a metaphor than a legitimate physiological …

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