Posted AT 4:53 AM EST on 20/08/08
Buffett and Gates tour Alberta oil sands
Alberta's growing stature as a global economic force has been highlighted by an unexpected visit from two of the world's richest men to the province's oil sands.
At the time of the year when multibillionaires might easily be expected to be sunning themselves in the tropics, Warren Buffett of the mammoth holdings company Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Monday instead took in the sights of Fort McMurray to get a better idea of the region's development.
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