TORONTO - Giant papier mache heads of the G8 leaders will soon be making a long journey from the U.K. to Canada for the international summit -- but they won't quite make it to the G8 itself.

The massive heads are a fixture of demonstrations at the G8 summits, and their creators at Oxfam are just one of many groups who say they won't be making the three-hour drive north from Toronto to Huntsville, Ont., for the summit.

With the G20 summit being held in Toronto almost at the same time as the G8 -- the G8 is June 25-26 and the G20 is June 26-27 -- many prominent groups are sticking to the big city, where they expect to draw the most attention to their issues.

There's no word yet on how the giant heads, made by Oxfam in the U.K., are getting here -- coach or cargo? -- but they won't be trekking north to Huntsville, said spokeswoman Karen Palmer.

"At this point Oxfam Canada isn't planning any actions for Huntsville, largely because it's only a day and also because the security situation is so tight," said spokeswoman Karen Palmer.

"For us in terms of trying to get public attention and trying to draw awareness to the issues it's just easier (in Toronto)."

For now, the papier mache head-makers could have another problem on their hands. Britain just elected a new prime minister, David Cameron, and Palmer hasn't yet heard if there's a rush order for his head, as they take about a month to make.

International summits usually draw large crowds of demonstrators and a large-scale security operation is being planned for Huntsville.

But it seems as though the normally quiet town, nestled at the north end of Ontario's cottage country and not far from scenic Algonquin Park, could stay fairly quiet, despite playing host to the world.

Out of six mainstream groups asked, only one said it was planning to have a presence in Huntsville.

"We're going to take every opportunity we can to get the attention of the decision makers and that's why we're planning on being in Huntsville just as we are in Toronto," said Molly Finlay, director of public relations for WorldVision Canada.

Amnesty International won't be participating in any Huntsville demonstrations, neither will the Canadian Labour Congress nor the Canadian 2010 G8 Civil Society Coalition, which bills itself as the largest umbrella organization of its kind.

"Huntsville's a bit remote," said Jeff Atkinson of the Canadian Labour Congress.

The Canadian Labour Congress, like many other groups, is focusing its efforts on the G20 in Toronto.

"The G8 is more of a tea party," Atkinson said. "It's a pre-meeting. It's almost like an executive board meeting ahead of the larger meeting, which has the real decision-making power."

Dennis Howlett, the chairman of the Canadian 2010 G8 Civil Society Coalition, said his group would not actually be in Huntsville as they've mainly been lobbying in advance of the summit to influence what's on the agenda.

His group is hoping to get into the international media centre in Toronto to give comment on certain issues.

Greenpeace Canada spokesman Alex Paterson said plans are still in flux, but they're looking at having "one or two campaigners on hand for comment" about G8 issues, whether they're in Huntsville or Toronto.

The Integrated Security Unit, which oversaw security for the Vancouver Olympics and consists of RCMP, Canadian Forces, the Ontario Provincial Police and local police forces, is expecting most of the action to be in Toronto.

"We recognize that with the advent of the G20 and its proximity...it's probably relieving some of the pressure we would have experienced up in Huntsville," said OPP Sgt. Pierre Chamberland.

"Nonetheless, we're not taking anything for granted and we still want to make sure we're well prepared."

The official location of the G8 protest zone or "designated speech area" hasn't been released, but Chamberland said it would be away from the businesses of Huntsville's picturesque main street.

"We're looking at doing it along the Highway 60 corridor area so it would be closer to the site itself," he said.