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.

Feb 9 2012October 13, 2020

Salmon Arm’s 2011 Roots and Blues Festival

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A ten minute overview of Salmon Arm’s amazing 19th Annual Roots and Blues Festival with stills and clips of some of the 45 acts.

Jan 27 2012October 12, 2020

Memories of the frozen lake

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January 27, 2012 As climate change intensifies and winters continue to become warmer, whenever we do manage to get some cold weather and snow it …

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Jan 13 2012November 25, 2012

Another winter of discontent

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January 13, 2011 Does anyone remember the predictions that this winter was slated to be colder than normal? Instead it looks like we are experiencing …

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Dec 23 2011December 28, 2012

Exploring the virtual Shuswap

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December 23, 2011 Even for those of us who love outdoor winter sports, we cannot help but spend more time indoors during the winter because …

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Dec 16 2011March 27, 2012

Occupy the Shuswap

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December 16, 2011 It is likely that only a minority of Shuswap residents empathizes or even fully understands the Occupy Wall Street movement, and this …

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