Calgary-based amateur cake artist Corrine Reed was dropped from competing in a cake-making competition show within days of the first shoot date because of her COVID-19 vaccination status..Reed was selected as a finalist in CTV's upcoming cakemaking competition - Cross Country Cake Off - until the production company — Toronto-based Proper Television — notified Reed less than a week from the Vancouver shoot date she was being axed from the show for being unvaccinated. .Reed said she learned about the competiton in early June and submitted her entry immediately. .According to emails Reed shared with the Western Standard, she was notified on June 17 by someone from Proper Television that she had passed round one of the audition phase. ."I am pleased to tell you that you have been selected to move on to the second stage of the audition process," said the email.."We have spoken to a lot of cake makers, but you and your cakes certainly stood out. Congratulations!".Based on the email from Proper Television Casting Director Meredith Veats, Reed was told stages of the casting process involved "completing a questionnaire about your skills, as well as submitting your cake concepts and finally, a short video demonstrating your cake decorating skills" with a deadline of Monday, June 27th at midnight. There was no mention, at this point in the process, she would be required to provide proof of vaccination..Reed said she was sent several questionnaires to complete and submitted each on time, none of which required her to indicate her vaccination status..Then, three weeks later, Reed received a late evening email dated July 8 which cc'd Casting Producer Michael Barrick that said she had been selected as one of eight finalists for the show's first season.."I’m pleased to share that you have been selected to participate in the Cross Country Cake Off," said the email. ."As one of only 8 finalists in your region, you have beat out thousands of cake makers and earned this incredible opportunity to share your love of cakes and show off your skills with the country. Congratulations!"."The next week will be busy as you prepare for the first day of filming in Vancouver on Tuesday July 19th, 2022.".Near the end of the email, Reed was told PCR testing would be required and was finally asked to submit her proof of vaccination to participate..At 8 a.m. the following morning, Reed said she emailed back and indicated she was not vaccinated but confirmed she would not have any trouble getting from Calgary to Vancouver as the federal COVID-19 travel restrictions had been lifted. .At that point, Reed said she did not receive a reply. A couple days later, she said she did receive an email from someone else in the production company asking about her cake design and assumed everything was moving forward. .Reed said she proceeded to make arrangements for her trip, including arranging for child care with some out-of-town family members and began making her cake design for the competition.. Corrine Reed on a tree stump at the Enchanted Forest in BCCorrine Reed at different ages on a tree stump at the Enchanted Forest in BC .The cake was inspired by Reed's love of family trips to The Enchanted Forest in BC. Reed said each trip they took, her father would snap a picture of her standing on or beside the same tree stump at the park and as she grew, the stump disintegrated. .On the morning of July 13, just six days from the shoot date in Vancouver, Corrine reached out to the production company as she still had not received approval for her cake design, which she had already started. ."Hoping someone will touch base shortly!" she said in her email. .Within a couple of hours, Corrine received a reply from Barrick.."I am so sorry I am not able to provide better news, but at this stage the network [CTV] is adamant about the vaccine mandate," he said. . Fairie house on a stump cakeFairie house on a stump cake by Corrine Reed ."My hope is that these rules will be relaxed soon and that you will have that many more cake making skills to share, and come and blow us all away! We will absolutely keep you in mind for the next season. You truly impressed us all with your talents!".Corrine replied thanking Barrick for the opportunity and said she is "getting used to being discriminated against." .The Western Standard tried several times to get a comment on Reed's ordeal from Proper Television staff, including Barrick, Veats and others at the production company, as well as executives at Bell Media and CTV, but received no response. .Although she was disappointed about being dropped from the competition solely because she is unvaccinated, and heartbroken she lost the opportunity to share her creations with Canadians across the country, Reed completed her submission design and sat down with the Western Standard to tell her story. .Reed can be found on Facebook at Cakes by Corrine..Examples of other cakes and cupcake designs Reed has made:. Corrine Reed painting a Medusa cakeCorrine Reed painting a Medusa cake . Flying dragon cake by Corrine ReedFlying dragon cake by Corrine Reed . Tortoise cake by Corrine ReedTortoise cake by Corrine Reed . Frankenstein cake by Corrine ReedFrankenstein cake by Corrine Reed . Mummy cake by Corrine ReedMummy cake by Corrine Reed . Hamburger cake by Corrine ReedHamburger cake by Corrine Reed . Alice in Wonderland cake by Corrine ReedAlice in Wonderland cake by Corrine Reed . Oscar the Grouch cake by Corrine ReedOscar the Grouch cake by Corrine Reed . Minion cake by Corrine ReedMinion cake by Corrine Reed . Succulent cupcakes by Corrine ReedSucculent cupcakes by Corrine Reed . Floral buttercream cake by Corrine ReedFloral buttercream cake by Corrine Reed
Calgary-based amateur cake artist Corrine Reed was dropped from competing in a cake-making competition show within days of the first shoot date because of her COVID-19 vaccination status..Reed was selected as a finalist in CTV's upcoming cakemaking competition - Cross Country Cake Off - until the production company — Toronto-based Proper Television — notified Reed less than a week from the Vancouver shoot date she was being axed from the show for being unvaccinated. .Reed said she learned about the competiton in early June and submitted her entry immediately. .According to emails Reed shared with the Western Standard, she was notified on June 17 by someone from Proper Television that she had passed round one of the audition phase. ."I am pleased to tell you that you have been selected to move on to the second stage of the audition process," said the email.."We have spoken to a lot of cake makers, but you and your cakes certainly stood out. Congratulations!".Based on the email from Proper Television Casting Director Meredith Veats, Reed was told stages of the casting process involved "completing a questionnaire about your skills, as well as submitting your cake concepts and finally, a short video demonstrating your cake decorating skills" with a deadline of Monday, June 27th at midnight. There was no mention, at this point in the process, she would be required to provide proof of vaccination..Reed said she was sent several questionnaires to complete and submitted each on time, none of which required her to indicate her vaccination status..Then, three weeks later, Reed received a late evening email dated July 8 which cc'd Casting Producer Michael Barrick that said she had been selected as one of eight finalists for the show's first season.."I’m pleased to share that you have been selected to participate in the Cross Country Cake Off," said the email. ."As one of only 8 finalists in your region, you have beat out thousands of cake makers and earned this incredible opportunity to share your love of cakes and show off your skills with the country. Congratulations!"."The next week will be busy as you prepare for the first day of filming in Vancouver on Tuesday July 19th, 2022.".Near the end of the email, Reed was told PCR testing would be required and was finally asked to submit her proof of vaccination to participate..At 8 a.m. the following morning, Reed said she emailed back and indicated she was not vaccinated but confirmed she would not have any trouble getting from Calgary to Vancouver as the federal COVID-19 travel restrictions had been lifted. .At that point, Reed said she did not receive a reply. A couple days later, she said she did receive an email from someone else in the production company asking about her cake design and assumed everything was moving forward. .Reed said she proceeded to make arrangements for her trip, including arranging for child care with some out-of-town family members and began making her cake design for the competition.. Corrine Reed on a tree stump at the Enchanted Forest in BCCorrine Reed at different ages on a tree stump at the Enchanted Forest in BC .The cake was inspired by Reed's love of family trips to The Enchanted Forest in BC. Reed said each trip they took, her father would snap a picture of her standing on or beside the same tree stump at the park and as she grew, the stump disintegrated. .On the morning of July 13, just six days from the shoot date in Vancouver, Corrine reached out to the production company as she still had not received approval for her cake design, which she had already started. ."Hoping someone will touch base shortly!" she said in her email. .Within a couple of hours, Corrine received a reply from Barrick.."I am so sorry I am not able to provide better news, but at this stage the network [CTV] is adamant about the vaccine mandate," he said. . Fairie house on a stump cakeFairie house on a stump cake by Corrine Reed ."My hope is that these rules will be relaxed soon and that you will have that many more cake making skills to share, and come and blow us all away! We will absolutely keep you in mind for the next season. You truly impressed us all with your talents!".Corrine replied thanking Barrick for the opportunity and said she is "getting used to being discriminated against." .The Western Standard tried several times to get a comment on Reed's ordeal from Proper Television staff, including Barrick, Veats and others at the production company, as well as executives at Bell Media and CTV, but received no response. .Although she was disappointed about being dropped from the competition solely because she is unvaccinated, and heartbroken she lost the opportunity to share her creations with Canadians across the country, Reed completed her submission design and sat down with the Western Standard to tell her story. .Reed can be found on Facebook at Cakes by Corrine..Examples of other cakes and cupcake designs Reed has made:. Corrine Reed painting a Medusa cakeCorrine Reed painting a Medusa cake . Flying dragon cake by Corrine ReedFlying dragon cake by Corrine Reed . Tortoise cake by Corrine ReedTortoise cake by Corrine Reed . Frankenstein cake by Corrine ReedFrankenstein cake by Corrine Reed . Mummy cake by Corrine ReedMummy cake by Corrine Reed . Hamburger cake by Corrine ReedHamburger cake by Corrine Reed . Alice in Wonderland cake by Corrine ReedAlice in Wonderland cake by Corrine Reed . Oscar the Grouch cake by Corrine ReedOscar the Grouch cake by Corrine Reed . Minion cake by Corrine ReedMinion cake by Corrine Reed . Succulent cupcakes by Corrine ReedSucculent cupcakes by Corrine Reed . Floral buttercream cake by Corrine ReedFloral buttercream cake by Corrine Reed
