Jim Cooperman

The legacy left by Arthur Manuel

The Shuswap lost a true community leader and a powerful, effective advocate for Indigenous rights and title last month

The Haig-Brown legacy

There is an effort underway to re-name Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park with a Secwepemc name

Sicamous: a community transformation

At the eastern gateway to the Shuswap is the municipality of Sicamous, a transformative community that is poised to re-invent itself again

The Shuswap’s first trail guides

Long before the Trail Alliance was even a glimmer of an idea, seven outdoor enthusiasts produced the first trail guide

Return to Wright Lake

Back in the early 1990s, the diminutive Wright Lake was at the centre of the controversy surrounding the effort to protect the Anstey Arm

One of the many new structures in the park.

North Fork dream now a reality

Peter Jennings would be extremely pleased with the progress made towards his vision of North Fork Wild

One of the many new structures in the park.

Living the dream in Seymour Arm

Serenity can be elusive however, during the summer when most of the 500 homes and summer cabins are full

A pair of bears up a tree in the Lee Creek area.

Bears returning to backyards

As the fruit ripens in the fall and the berries in the backcountry dry up, black bears become a regular sight in our backyards

A pair of bears up a tree in the Lee Creek area.

Many opportunities for camping in the Shuswap

One need not despair over the lack of camping spaces in BC Provincial Parks, because there are over 40 recreations sites

The members of the Mt. Baldy Team include Jay Scholton, Richard Kyllo and Eric Kutschker.

An art show not to be missed

The light bulbs were shining brightly above their heads three years ago when Trail Alliance executive director Phil McIntyre-Paul…

The members of the Mt. Baldy Team include Jay Scholton, Richard Kyllo and Eric Kutschker.
The Wolverine Glacier in the Anstey River drainage has retreated, leaving a lake where there was once ice.

The province’s glaciers are melting

It appears as if the earth is entering a new phase of global warming, as temperature records are continuously being broken

The Wolverine Glacier in the Anstey River drainage has retreated, leaving a lake where there was once ice.

Artist shines light on history

Sometimes it takes a trip to Vancouver to learn something new about where you live

Artist deserves more recognition

Artist Charles John Collings' lived in and painted the Shuswap area 100 years ago.

The Seymour Arm fruit lands

Seymour Arm holds the unique distinction of being the only community in the Shuswap and perhaps the entire province…

Road blocks to fixing agricultural pollution

There are significant parallels between the groundwater contamination crisis in nearby Hullcar and the decline in Shuswap Lake water quality

A screenshot from Harlan Smith’s 1928 film, The Shuswap Indians.

Early archaeologist studied Secwepemc

Five of the Secwepemc photos in my upcoming book, Everything Shuswap, were taken by one of Canada’s earliest archaeologists

A screenshot from Harlan Smith’s 1928 film, The Shuswap Indians.

Constructing the CPR in the Shuswap

… I rediscovered some material about the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) through the Shuswap in my history file cabinet

Adams Lake loggers, circa 1914, photo courtesy of Frank Fraser.

Walter Montgomery – Chase’s logging photographer

…there was a young, very skilled photographer who came to stay for the rest of his life

Adams Lake loggers, circa 1914, photo courtesy of Frank Fraser.
The famous lost and found mural sits atop Clegg’s Harness Shop, 1910. It was then tragically lost in the 2010 Chase museum fire.

Chase’s cowboy artist

The town of Chase lost a true treasure and a most valuable piece of history, when a large mural of a cowboy scene was destroyed

The famous lost and found mural sits atop Clegg’s Harness Shop, 1910. It was then tragically lost in the 2010 Chase museum fire.
The Enderby Museum has this image of a fish trap on the Shuswap River in its collection.

Expedition researchers took early Secwepemc photographs

The number of photos taken of the Secwepemc people increased at the end of the 19th century

The Enderby Museum has this image of a fish trap on the Shuswap River in its collection.