Biography

With a laugh as big as the Yukon, it seemed nothing could bring down Big Al McGregor. But last season, a diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma, a rare blood cancer, and the death of his beloved wife Colleen within a few months of each other last season dropped the gregarious Alberta miner to his knees. Robbed of sensation in his hands and feet, Al has gone from a hospital bed to a wheelchair. But that’s not stopping him. Determined to honour Colleen’s memory and their dream of retirement at the mine site on Indian River, Big Al has fought his way back.