G8 Transforms Huntsville

Eight of the world's most powerful leaders will be arriving in Huntsville (pop. 19,000) in less than 4 weeks, transforming the quiet vacation destination into a world stage. Along with the leaders, their entourages, thousands of security personnel, media, protesters and those who are just interested in seeing what is going on will descend on Huntsville more than doubling the small communities population.

For an interesting article on the impacts that Huntsville is seeing

http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/813043--g8-brings-trepidation-in-huntsville