Greendale Elementary School is named after the community of Greendale. Greendale was originally called Sumas until 1947 when the name “Greendale” was requested by the Sumas Settlement Board. The name change was requested due to the confusion caused by the name of the adjoining municipality: the District of Sumas (now part of the City of Abbotsford), and also Sumas, Washington.
Greendale Elementary School was formerly called Chadsey Elementary, after the Chadsey family of the Sumas/Greendale area.
References:
- The Chilliwack Progress. (1947, October 29). “Request Name Change to Greendale”. Chilliwack, B.C.: The Chilliwack Progress.
Photograph caption: Greendale school class portrait, 1953. [Chilliwack Museum and Archives photograph, 2010.060.0432].