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.

Mar 25 2019October 8, 2020

Construction sector is a key local economic driver

The Shuswap Economy

Another home being built in one of Salmon Arm’s most scenic subdivisions A true local economic driver is a sector that brings in money from …

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Mar 6 2019October 8, 2020

Musical reviews by and for the community

Culture

Lorn McCausland, Randy Arzenault, Elaine Holmes and Fred Green belt out a song for the Everything Animals show in 2016 (Shan Saatchi in background) Rehearsals …

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Feb 20 2019October 8, 2020

Adams River salmon run collapse due to overfishing

Environment

A seine boat hauls in part of the record catch in 2010 The results are in for the iconic Adams River salmon run that show …

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Jan 24 2019October 8, 2020

Salmon Arm – Big ideas for a city with big rewards

Communities

photo by Mike Simpson, Big Sky Aerials The result of the recent branding project for Salmon Arm, “Small City, Big Ideas,” engenders a vibrant future …

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