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I’m gonna miss Bonnie’s Coffee,” laughs Pinky Molyneaux, in reminiscing about a career that has spanned 33 years in the service of Drumheller residents.
With the service model of the RCMP it seems like there is a revolving door at the local detachments as new members come, and seasoned members are promoted out, one stabilizing energy at the Drumheller Detachment has been Pinky.
She began her career with the RCMP in 1974. At the time, she had been out school for a year and was working at a bank. She saw a job advertised at the town and she applied.
“I went to find out about it, and they said ‘it’s next door with the police,’ and I said ‘no thanks, I’m not interested.’ The next week I got the job, “ she tells The Mail.
She worked for about 4 years and then quit for eight years to raise her children. She came back to fill a temporary six month position. That turned into a total of 33 years.
She was hired by then detachment commander Staff Sergeant Ted Ellis and she served under 10 commanders in the span of her career. She has also seen numerous officers begin their careers in Drumheller. Some have since retired, and some she is still in contact with.
“You watched them grow, and help them out as much as you can,” she said.
Corporal Kevin Charles has been with the RCMP in Drumheller for six years and appreciates all that Pinky has contributed over the years.
‘There is nothing she wouldn’t do to help us out and we are going to miss her,” he said.
A celebration of her career was at the Badlands Community Facility, which saw dozens of staff and friends wish her well at a luncheon.
‘I’m going to miss the people I work with the most,” she said.
