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.

Mar 20 2012August 1, 2018

Poetic Musings from the backcountry skiing uptrack

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I found a fun way to fill the time during the hours it takes to climb the backcountry mountain uptracks prior to skiing back down …

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Mar 7 2012October 13, 2020

Tar Sands and Pipelines.mov

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A comprehensive PowerPoint presentation about the Tar Sands and the proposed Northern Gateway Pipelines and oil tankers on B.C.’s northern coastline. It provides nearly everything …

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Feb 27 2012April 14, 2013

Neglect – The latest crisis in B.C.’s forests

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Neglect – The latest crisis in B.C.’s forests Forthcoming in the March-April 2012 Watershed Sentinel (http://www.watershedsentinel.ca/ ) In 1985, the rapidly growing amount of not-satisfactorily-restocked …

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Feb 26 2012October 13, 2020

Sol Mountain Grooving II.mov

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Another groovy look at the fun and exciting backcountry ski touring scene in Sol Mountain Touring Lodge’s exceptional terrain in the Monashee Mountains. Most of …

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Feb 25 2012February 25, 2012

Sleuthing the sources of Shuswap Lake pollution

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Sleuthing the sources of Shuswap Lake pollution November, 2010 Implementation of the Shuswap Lakes Integrated Planning Process (SLIPP) Strategic Plan is getting a rough reception …

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