Jim Cooperman

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 25 2012February 25, 2012

Forestry needs public input

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Forestry needs public input September, 2011 Just what has happened to take forestry off the radar for both the media and the public? About all …

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Feb 25 2012August 26, 2013

100 years of Mara Community

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100 years of Mara Community July, 2011 It was a momentous weekend in Mara in the middle of July, as the community celebrated the 100th …

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Feb 25 2012February 25, 2012

Shuswap first explored 200 years ago

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Shuswap first explored 200 years ago March, 2011 This year marks the 200th anniversary of when the first explorers visited and stayed in the Shuswap …

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