A blog to help you explore Shuswap geography by Jim Cooperman, author of Everything Shuswap, including his newspaper columns with more images and information that did not appear in print, as well as other commentaries and memoirs.
Long before civilization began in Mesapotamia, the ancestors of the Secwépemc people began arriving in the Shuswap and settled along the shores of the lake, […]
A brief early history of the North Shuswap Read More »
With a super El Niño brewing in the Pacific and weather forecasters predicting a hotter than normal summer for Western Canada, the threat of more
“Wild Fire, Dispatches from a Country Ablaze” forecasts a grim future – A book review Read More »
On May 2, 2026 I was asked to speak at the 50th annual March for Peace, Justice and the Environment in Kamloops. Here is what
After 60 years of activism, world peace is an illusion Read More »
Despite initial opposition from area directors, the CSRD is moving forward to hire outside consultants for re-doing the master plans for their park system. When
New CSRD Parks planning underway Read More »
Given its importance to the Fraser River salmon fishery, the Adams River has been the focus for restoration efforts in recent years. Since the massive
Restoration work continues at the Adams River Read More »
Fun, insightful, inspiring and intriguing videos of music, backcountry ski-touring, environmental events, hiking, and biking.
Roots & Blues Retro – a retrospective tour of festivals since 2011
.A brief tour of the 2018 Adams River sockeye salmon run. The soundtrack is a song by Anie Hepher.
Most of the images from the book, Everything Shuswap with an original soundtrack by Sylvain Valle
