Edmonton police kept a close eye on city streets Saturday as members of a white supremacist organization and anti-racism demonstrators came face to face.

Around 20 members of the self-described "white pride" group Blood and Honour waved flags and chanted slogans affiliated with white supremacy beliefs.

The rally came on the same day as a much larger anti-racism demonstration at End of Steel Park was being held to mark The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination which is March 21.

Police say around 2 p.m. some demonstrators who had been taking part in the anti-racism event confronted the white supremacist group on Jasper Avenue. There was plenty of yelling and reports of some shoving between the two groups of people.

EPS spokesperson Scott Pattison said officers effectively kept the situation under control, "Police monitored the situation throughout and successfully got the two groups to go their separate ways."

Anti-racism demonstrator Alena Manera said she felt it was important to counter the smaller group's message, "They're coming out in numbers of 20, we're coming out in numbers of 300 saying that we find their message repugnant and we won't stand for it in our city."

CTV News spoke to one Blood and Honour member who refused to identify himself, he defended the organization, "We're not a hate group, we're proud to be white, that's why people misunderstand the whole conception of blood and honour."

Police say they were aware the two rallies were planned for Saturday and they were well prepared to deal with them. Pattison said he felt officers did a good job in keeping the peace.

"The whole intend today from an EPS standpoint was to preserve the rights and freedoms of both groups and I think they succeeded in doing that."

There were no arrests made and police say they are not aware of anyone being hurt as a result of the conflicting demonstrations.

With files from Amanda Anderson