Protesters concerned about Enbridge’s plans to increase the flow of oil through its Line 9 pipeline say they won’t be deterred by the arrests of five members of their group.

“I believe they were righteously arrested. They knew the consequences of what they were getting into,” Dam Line 9 organizer Dan Kellar said Monday outside the Woodstock courthouse.

Sunday, five Dam Line 9 members were arrested after spending several days at a Line 9 worksite near Innerkip.

Two of the five, including Wolfgang Chrapko, had chained themselves to concrete blocks at the site – prompting OPP to use a jackhammer to detach them.

“Direct action was the last thing left available,” Chrapko said after being released on bail.

“It’s stressful to be on the other end of a piece of concrete that is being jackhammered, but land defence requires us to attack a problem from all angles.”

Along with other Guelph and Hamilton residents, Chrapko faces charges relating to mischief, disobeying court orders and obstructing police.

All five were released on bail Monday.

The group had, in varying sizes and configurations, been at the Enbridge site since last Tuesday.

“Some of the protesters were preventing work from continuing … so we filed an injunction,” Enbridge spokesperson Graham White told CTV News in an email.

Monday, as their cases were heard one-by-one in court, a different group of protesters disrupted work at an Enbridge site in Toronto’s north end before later leaving.

A spokesperson for that group said they were standing in solidarity with previous demonstrations, like the one in Innerkip and another that took place in July in North Dumfries.

At all sites, protesters have cited concerns about the environmental impact of the pipeline and an alleged lack of consultation with aboriginal communities.

“The point is to make sure that people know the dangers of this pipeline,” Kellar said.

The five protesters released from custody Monday have been ordered not to go within 200 metres of any Enbridge property.

Enbridge plans to reverse the flow of oil through Line 9, which runs between Sarnia and Montreal, while also increasing the amount of oil sent through the pipeline.

With files from The Canadian Press