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 2 2019October 8, 2020

Proposed logging poses extreme risks to local watershed

Environment

While this recently logged block poses few risks, logging proposed on the opposite hillside does Across the province, watersheds are under assault by forestry operations …

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Jul 22 2019October 8, 2020

North Shuswap lumberjacks extraordinaire

Recreation

Carson Bischoff dong the final chopping in the Springboard competition The large crowd gathered in Scotch Creek behind The Hub on the Canada Day weekend …

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Jul 3 2019October 8, 2020

When music gets classy – the Shuswap String Orchestra

Culture

The giant treble clef public artwork that will soon adorn the front of Shuswap Park Mall is totally fitting, given the huge role that music …

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Jun 25 2019October 8, 2020

Choir music steadfast part of Shuswap culture

Culture

June 2, 2019 performance at Nexus There is no question about culture thriving in the Shuswap, given that Nexus on First had a full house …

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Jun 12 2019October 8, 2020

Industrial Park companies find success with unique products

The Shuswap Economy

There are a number of other local manufacturers where innovation has been key to their success. They are producing unique products using technologically advance processes. …

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