Bankeir is an unincorporated community encompassing the area west from Osprey Lake in the Similkameen region of south central British Columbia, Canada.

[8][9] Southwestward, the post office, which resided in the home of William James Clement[10] for over a decade, existed 1934–1963.

The surface area is 37 hectares (91 acres) and elevation is 1,098 metres (3,602 ft) above sea level.

Stored in icehouses, the large blocks were used to cool reefer cars carrying fruit in summer.

The surface area is 49 hectares (121 acres) and elevation is 1,006 metres (3,301 ft) above sea level.

To reduce algae growth, sedimentation, and infilling, additional water was diverted from Shinnish Creek in 1968.

The five-vehicle recreation site on the north end of the lake also has a steep boat launch.

[31] CP's Thomas Shaughnessy claimed he would build a direct Kootenays to the coast line, but the wavering route chosen was more suited to local traffic.

[32] The westward advance of the KV rail head from Penticton reached Osprey Lake in early December 1913,[33] where a siding was installed that month.

Initially called Five Mile Rd, road construction was completed to within 5 kilometres (3 mi) of Chain Lake in 1911.

[38] Around 1980, the gravelled western part of Highway 40 (aka Princeton Summerland Rd or Osprey Lake Rd) was paved.

[40] The paving from Princeton ends just east of Osprey Lake, but the gravel road to Summerland is properly maintained.

[41] The Osprey Lake Waterworks District installed an untreated surface water system in the mid-1960s.

Annual community events include snow golf, a snowmobile poker run, a children's Easter egg hunt, and a Labour Day weekend corn roast.