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.

Apr 2 2012August 26, 2013

2012 Federal budget is a travesty

Economy

My letter to the editors: The 2012 federal budget is a travesty, as it will boost the profits for the one percent and the big …

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Mar 23 2012October 10, 2020

What makes the Shuswap unique?

Sol Powder – Ides of March

Videos

Exciting, fast action video clips from our March 11-18 trip to the Sol Mountain Ski Lodge, along with a few live music clips and some …

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Mar 20 2012August 1, 2018

Poetic Musings from the backcountry skiing uptrack

Culture

I found a fun way to fill the time during the hours it takes to climb the backcountry mountain uptracks prior to skiing back down …

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Mar 7 2012October 13, 2020

Tar Sands and Pipelines.mov

Environment, Videos / Leave a Comment

A comprehensive PowerPoint presentation about the Tar Sands and the proposed Northern Gateway Pipelines and oil tankers on B.C.’s northern coastline. It provides nearly everything …

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